Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for PACCAR FY2025 Earnings

PACCAR Inc (NASDAQ:PCAR) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research increased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of PACCAR in a research note issued on Monday, November 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Singhi now forecasts that the company will earn $7.73 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $7.71. The consensus estimate for PACCAR’s current full-year earnings is $7.98 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for PACCAR’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.77 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.41 EPS.

PACCAR (NASDAQ:PCAR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.85 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.82 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $8.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.66 billion. PACCAR had a net margin of 13.51% and a return on equity of 27.24%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.34 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on PCAR. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on PACCAR from $135.00 to $126.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Evercore ISI upgraded shares of PACCAR from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $99.00 to $129.00 in a research note on Wednesday. BNP Paribas upgraded PACCAR to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. StockNews.com raised PACCAR from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 24th. Finally, Truist Financial increased their target price on PACCAR from $103.00 to $107.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $116.55.

PACCAR Stock Performance

Shares of PCAR opened at $116.80 on Wednesday. PACCAR has a 52 week low of $88.97 and a 52 week high of $125.50. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. The stock has a market cap of $61.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.05, a PEG ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 0.89. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $102.77 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $102.65.

PACCAR Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 4th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 13th will be paid a $0.30 dividend. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.03%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 13th. PACCAR’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 13.41%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO R Preston Feight sold 27,191 shares of PACCAR stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.52, for a total value of $2,814,812.32. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 171,776 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $17,782,251.52. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. In related news, CEO R Preston Feight sold 27,191 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.52, for a total transaction of $2,814,812.32. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 171,776 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $17,782,251.52. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, VP Todd R. Hubbard sold 3,230 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $107.27, for a total value of $346,482.10. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 3,061 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $328,353.47. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 60,315 shares of company stock worth $6,358,552 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 2.02% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its holdings in shares of PACCAR by 47.8% in the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 10,194,903 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,006,033,000 after buying an additional 3,296,146 shares during the period. Capital International Investors boosted its position in PACCAR by 44.8% in the 1st quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 3,962,928 shares of the company’s stock worth $490,967,000 after purchasing an additional 1,225,468 shares in the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in shares of PACCAR during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $88,437,000. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund increased its holdings in shares of PACCAR by 115.7% during the 3rd quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 1,074,653 shares of the company’s stock valued at $106,047,000 after purchasing an additional 576,532 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC lifted its stake in shares of PACCAR by 3,636.7% in the 1st quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC now owns 546,417 shares of the company’s stock valued at $67,696,000 after purchasing an additional 531,794 shares during the period. 64.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

PACCAR Company Profile

PACCAR Inc designs, manufactures, and distributes light, medium, and heavy-duty commercial trucks in the United States, Canada, Europe, Mexico, South America, Australia, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Truck, Parts, and Financial Services. The Truck segment designs, manufactures, and distributes trucks for the over-the-road and off-highway hauling of commercial and consumer goods.