Q2 EPS Forecast for CECO Environmental Lifted by Analyst

CECO Environmental Corp. (NASDAQ:CECO) – Equities researchers at HC Wainwright boosted their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for CECO Environmental in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, February 26th. HC Wainwright analyst A. Dayal now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.23 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.16. HC Wainwright has a “Neutral” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for CECO Environmental’s current full-year earnings is $0.67 per share. HC Wainwright also issued estimates for CECO Environmental’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.31 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.64 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.27 EPS.

CECO has been the topic of several other research reports. Craig Hallum boosted their price objective on CECO Environmental from $34.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 6th. Northland Securities boosted their price objective on CECO Environmental from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, December 20th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $33.00 price objective on shares of CECO Environmental in a report on Wednesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, CECO Environmental presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $36.20.

CECO Environmental Price Performance

NASDAQ CECO opened at $24.88 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $28.42 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $28.22. The company has a current ratio of 1.30, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The company has a market cap of $870.28 million, a PE ratio of 75.40, a PEG ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 1.41. CECO Environmental has a 1 year low of $18.50 and a 1 year high of $35.16.

CECO Environmental (NASDAQ:CECO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.05. CECO Environmental had a net margin of 2.16% and a return on equity of 11.12%. The firm had revenue of $158.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $156.09 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.28 earnings per share. CECO Environmental’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Insider Activity

In other CECO Environmental news, Director Richard F. Wallman bought 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 26th. The shares were bought at an average price of $25.15 per share, for a total transaction of $25,150.00. Following the acquisition, the director now directly owns 207,117 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,208,992.55. This trade represents a 0.49 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 16.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CECO Environmental

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of CECO Environmental by 25.4% in the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 17,669 shares of the company’s stock valued at $501,000 after buying an additional 3,581 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of CECO Environmental by 185.1% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 235,497 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,641,000 after buying an additional 152,893 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC grew its stake in shares of CECO Environmental by 115.0% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 63,615 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,795,000 after buying an additional 34,027 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of CECO Environmental by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 689,487 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,448,000 after buying an additional 11,857 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp grew its stake in shares of CECO Environmental by 41.6% in the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 538,092 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,267,000 after buying an additional 158,215 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.08% of the company’s stock.

About CECO Environmental

CECO Environmental Corp. provides critical solutions in industrial air quality, industrial water treatment, and energy transition solutions worldwide. It operates in two segments: Engineered Systems and Industrial Process Solutions. The company engineers, designs, manufactures, and installs non-metallic expansion joints and flow control products, including rubber expansion joints, ducting expansion joints, and industrial pinch and duck bill valves; membrane-based industrial water and wastewater treatment systems; and provides dust and fume extraction solutions comprising consultation, design, manufacturing, installation, and service, as well as water and wastewater treatment solutions.