Zacks Research Issues Positive Estimate for PACCAR Earnings

PACCAR Inc (NASDAQ:PCAR) – Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for PACCAR in a research report issued on Thursday, March 6th. Zacks Research analyst R. Singhi now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.61 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.60. The consensus estimate for PACCAR’s current full-year earnings is $7.57 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for PACCAR’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.91 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.53 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.84 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.35 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Evercore ISI lowered their price objective on shares of PACCAR from $129.00 to $127.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. Citigroup lowered their price objective on shares of PACCAR from $125.00 to $115.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of PACCAR from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $120.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Bank of America raised shares of PACCAR from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the company from $116.00 to $121.50 in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of PACCAR from $125.00 to $132.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $121.77.

PACCAR Price Performance

NASDAQ PCAR opened at $110.06 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.39, a current ratio of 2.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. PACCAR has a 12-month low of $90.04 and a 12-month high of $125.50. The company has a market capitalization of $57.76 billion, a PE ratio of 13.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 0.91. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $107.27 and its 200-day moving average is $106.16.

PACCAR (NASDAQ:PCAR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 28th. The company reported $1.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.70 by ($0.04). PACCAR had a net margin of 12.36% and a return on equity of 23.53%.

PACCAR Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 8th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were given a dividend of $3.00 per share. This is a boost from PACCAR’s previous dividend of $0.89. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th. PACCAR’s payout ratio is 16.69%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, VP Todd R. Hubbard sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $112.05, for a total value of $224,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 5,463 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $612,129.15. The trade was a 26.80 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Darrin C. Siver sold 103,671 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $111.56, for a total transaction of $11,565,536.76. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 61,005 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,805,717.80. The trade was a 62.95 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 165,547 shares of company stock valued at $18,261,908 over the last ninety days. 2.02% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On PACCAR

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of PCAR. Meeder Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of PACCAR by 221.8% in the fourth quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 280 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 193 shares during the period. Golden State Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in PACCAR in the fourth quarter valued at about $37,000. Kestra Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in PACCAR in the fourth quarter valued at about $37,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. raised its stake in PACCAR by 8,750.0% in the fourth quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 354 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 350 shares in the last quarter. Finally, OFI Invest Asset Management acquired a new position in PACCAR in the fourth quarter valued at about $43,000. Institutional investors own 64.90% of the company’s stock.

About PACCAR

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.