Zacks Research Issues Positive Outlook for PACCAR Earnings

PACCAR Inc (NASDAQ:PCARFree Report) – Analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for PACCAR in a research report issued on Monday, November 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Singhi now expects that the company will earn $1.96 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.95. The consensus estimate for PACCAR’s current full-year earnings is $7.98 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for PACCAR’s Q3 2026 earnings at $2.24 EPS.

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

PCAR has been the topic of a number of other research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on PACCAR from $125.00 to $122.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on PACCAR from $135.00 to $126.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price objective on PACCAR from $121.00 to $109.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 24th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and set a $119.00 price objective on shares of PACCAR in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Finally, Truist Financial upped their price objective on PACCAR from $103.00 to $107.00 and gave the stock 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 issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $116.55.

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PACCAR Stock Up 0.3 %

NASDAQ:PCAR opened at $116.80 on Tuesday. 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’s fifty day moving average is $102.77 and its two-hundred day moving average is $102.65. PACCAR has a 52 week low of $88.97 and a 52 week high of $125.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $61.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 0.89.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On PACCAR

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System lifted its position in shares of PACCAR by 4.8% during the 1st quarter. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System now owns 610,934 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,689,000 after acquiring an additional 27,963 shares during the period. BDF Gestion acquired a new stake in shares of PACCAR during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $2,862,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its position in shares of PACCAR by 18.7% during the 1st quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 666,638 shares of the company’s stock valued at $82,590,000 after acquiring an additional 105,109 shares during the period. Mengis Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of PACCAR by 2.9% during the 3rd quarter. Mengis Capital Management Inc. now owns 191,157 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,863,000 after acquiring an additional 5,433 shares during the period. Finally, Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of PACCAR during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $1,359,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.90% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO R Preston Feight sold 27,191 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.52, for a total transaction of $2,814,812.32. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 171,776 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,782,251.52. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. In other news, CFO Harrie Schippers sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $106.93, for a total transaction of $2,138,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 105,558 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,287,316.94. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO R Preston Feight sold 27,191 shares of the 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 sale, the chief executive officer now owns 171,776 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $17,782,251.52. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 60,315 shares of company stock valued at $6,358,552. 2.02% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

PACCAR Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 4th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.03%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 13th. PACCAR’s payout ratio is 13.41%.

About PACCAR

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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.

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