What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Estimate for CMCO FY2025 Earnings?

Columbus McKinnon Co. (NASDAQ:CMCO) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn cut their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Columbus McKinnon in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 11th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Liptak now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $2.45 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $3.04. The consensus estimate for Columbus McKinnon’s current full-year earnings is $2.98 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Columbus McKinnon’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.64 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.80 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.57 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on CMCO. DA Davidson lowered shares of Columbus McKinnon from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $35.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Tuesday. StockNews.com lowered shares of Columbus McKinnon from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday.

Columbus McKinnon Price Performance

Columbus McKinnon stock opened at $20.48 on Friday. Columbus McKinnon has a 52 week low of $19.55 and a 52 week high of $45.84. The company has a quick ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 2.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $35.48 and its 200 day simple moving average is $34.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $585.99 million, a PE ratio of 38.64 and a beta of 1.22.

Columbus McKinnon (NASDAQ:CMCO) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 10th. The industrial products company reported $0.56 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.74 by ($0.18). Columbus McKinnon had a return on equity of 9.20% and a net margin of 1.51%.

Columbus McKinnon Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 18th. Investors of record on Friday, February 7th will be paid a $0.07 dividend. This represents a $0.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.37%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 7th. Columbus McKinnon’s payout ratio is 84.85%.

Insider Activity at Columbus McKinnon

In other news, Director Christopher J. Stephens bought 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 13th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $20.27 per share, with a total value of $101,350.00. Following the purchase, the director now owns 11,014 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $223,253.78. This trade represents a 83.14 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 1.98% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Mascoma Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Columbus McKinnon during the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. Sterling Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Columbus McKinnon by 810.0% during the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 910 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 810 shares during the last quarter. Palouse Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Columbus McKinnon during the 3rd quarter valued at about $144,000. Millburn Ridgefield Corp acquired a new position in shares of Columbus McKinnon during the 3rd quarter valued at about $155,000. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC acquired a new position in shares of Columbus McKinnon during the 4th quarter valued at about $239,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.96% of the company’s stock.

About Columbus McKinnon

Columbus McKinnon Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets motion solutions for moving, lifting, positioning, and securing materials worldwide. It offers manual, battery, electric, and air hoists; steel, rack, and pinion jacks; winches, hydraulic jacks and tools, trolleys and its clamps, and lifting tables; skates and heavy load moving systems; material handling equipment; mobile, workplace, and jib cranes; crane components and kits; and below-the-hook lifting devices, lifting slings, and lashing systems.