DA Davidson Forecasts Wabash National Q1 Earnings

Wabash National Co. (NYSE:WNC) – Analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Wabash National in a research note issued to investors on Monday, February 3rd. DA Davidson analyst M. Shlisky forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.26) for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Wabash National’s current full-year earnings is $0.95 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Wabash National’s FY2026 earnings at $1.90 EPS.

Wabash National Stock Performance

Shares of WNC opened at $15.09 on Tuesday. Wabash National has a 12-month low of $14.87 and a 12-month high of $30.07. The company has a current ratio of 1.93, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.10. The company has a market cap of $653.78 million, a PE ratio of -2.31 and a beta of 1.55. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $17.39 and a 200-day moving average price of $18.51.

Wabash National (NYSE:WNC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The company reported ($0.02) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.02 by ($0.04). Wabash National had a negative net margin of 14.59% and a positive return on equity of 14.72%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.07 earnings per share.

Wabash National Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 10th were paid a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.12%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 10th. Wabash National’s dividend payout ratio is currently -4.91%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Wabash National

In related news, SVP Michael N. Pettit sold 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.19, for a total transaction of $25,785.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 117,227 shares in the company, valued at $2,015,132.13. This represents a 1.26 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Company insiders own 1.78% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in WNC. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in Wabash National by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 210,137 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,600,000 after acquiring an additional 2,704 shares in the last quarter. Polaris Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Wabash National by 28.3% during the fourth quarter. Polaris Capital Management LLC now owns 97,800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,675,000 after purchasing an additional 21,600 shares during the last quarter. Entropy Technologies LP bought a new stake in shares of Wabash National in the 4th quarter worth approximately $219,000. EMC Capital Management grew its stake in shares of Wabash National by 88.1% in the 4th quarter. EMC Capital Management now owns 8,250 shares of the company’s stock worth $141,000 after buying an additional 3,864 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pacer Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Wabash National during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,688,000. Institutional investors own 97.05% of the company’s stock.

Wabash National Company Profile

Wabash National Corporation provides connected solutions for the transportation, logistics, and distribution industries primarily in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Transportation Solutions and Parts & Services. The Transportation Solutions segment designs and manufactures transportation-related equipment and products dry and refrigerated van trailers, platform trailers, tank trailers, and truck-mounted tanks; truck bodies for dry-freight transportation; cargo and cargo XL bodies for commercial applications; refrigerated truck bodies; platform truck bodies; and used trailers, as well as laminated hardwood oak flooring products.