Sidoti Equities Analysts Lower Earnings Estimates for NWPX

NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. (NASDAQ:NWPX) – Investment analysts at Sidoti dropped their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for NWPX Infrastructure in a report issued on Friday, February 27th. Sidoti analyst J. Romero now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $0.56 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.59. The consensus estimate for NWPX Infrastructure’s current full-year earnings is $3.32 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for NWPX Infrastructure’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.24 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.28 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.04 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.12 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.53 EPS and Q4 2027 earnings at $1.23 EPS.

NWPX Infrastructure (NASDAQ:NWPX) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The industrial products company reported $0.93 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.62 by $0.31. NWPX Infrastructure had a return on equity of 9.35% and a net margin of 6.73%.The firm had revenue of $125.64 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $122.00 million.

NWPX has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Wall Street Zen raised shares of NWPX Infrastructure from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. DA Davidson boosted their price target on NWPX Infrastructure from $70.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered NWPX Infrastructure from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, NWPX Infrastructure has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $90.00.

NWPX Infrastructure Price Performance

NASDAQ:NWPX opened at $80.96 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $774.79 million, a PE ratio of 22.55, a P/E/G ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 0.92. NWPX Infrastructure has a 1-year low of $36.97 and a 1-year high of $83.12. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $69.70 and a 200 day simple moving average of $60.48. The company has a current ratio of 3.60, a quick ratio of 2.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10.

Institutional Trading of NWPX Infrastructure

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of NWPX Infrastructure by 274.8% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 28,887 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,193,000 after purchasing an additional 21,179 shares during the period. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new stake in NWPX Infrastructure during the first quarter worth approximately $224,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in NWPX Infrastructure by 17.2% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 44,427 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,835,000 after acquiring an additional 6,510 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake in NWPX Infrastructure by 5.6% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 48,369 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,998,000 after acquiring an additional 2,547 shares during the period. Finally, Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd raised its holdings in NWPX Infrastructure by 433.2% in the 2nd quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd now owns 43,269 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,774,000 after acquiring an additional 35,154 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 80.63% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at NWPX Infrastructure

In other news, CFO Aaron Wilkins sold 1,241 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.10, for a total value of $74,584.10. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 18,512 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,112,571.20. The trade was a 6.28% 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, Director Michael C. Franson sold 5,506 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.17, for a total transaction of $331,296.02. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 18,525 shares in the company, valued at $1,114,649.25. This trade represents a 22.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 11,791 shares of company stock valued at $708,142 over the last 90 days. 3.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

NWPX Infrastructure Company Profile

Northwest Pipe Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and supply of water-related infrastructure products in North America. It operates in two segments, Engineered Steel Pressure Pipe (SPP) and Precast Infrastructure and Engineered Systems (Precast). The SPP segment offers large-diameter and high-pressure steel pipeline systems for use in water infrastructure applications, which are primarily related to drinking water systems. Its products are also used for hydroelectric power systems, wastewater systems, seismic resiliency, and other applications.