Insider Selling: Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW) Insider Sells $41,629.97 in Stock

Douglas Dynamics, Inc. (NYSE:PLOW) insider Jon Sisulak sold 977 shares of Douglas Dynamics stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $42.61, for a total transaction of $41,629.97. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 14,232 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $606,425.52. This trade represents a 6.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink.

Douglas Dynamics Stock Up 0.3%

PLOW stock traded up $0.15 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $43.30. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 170,297 shares, compared to its average volume of 232,102. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $39.63 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $34.67. Douglas Dynamics, Inc. has a 12 month low of $21.30 and a 12 month high of $47.16. The company has a market capitalization of $999.25 million, a PE ratio of 21.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a quick ratio of 1.17, a current ratio of 2.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48.

Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The auto parts company reported $0.62 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.56 by $0.06. Douglas Dynamics had a net margin of 7.15% and a return on equity of 17.83%. The business had revenue of $184.54 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $169.95 million. Douglas Dynamics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.250-2.850 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Douglas Dynamics, Inc. will post 1.3 earnings per share for the current year.

Douglas Dynamics Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.295 per share. This represents a $1.18 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 17th. Douglas Dynamics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 59.90%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Douglas Dynamics

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Nuveen LLC boosted its position in shares of Douglas Dynamics by 485.3% in the fourth quarter. Nuveen LLC now owns 349,929 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $11,425,000 after acquiring an additional 290,144 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership bought a new position in Douglas Dynamics during the second quarter worth $4,651,000. Prudential Financial Inc. bought a new position in Douglas Dynamics during the second quarter worth $3,532,000. American Century Companies Inc. raised its stake in Douglas Dynamics by 223.0% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 170,598 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $5,028,000 after purchasing an additional 117,782 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its stake in Douglas Dynamics by 112.4% during the 2nd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 220,709 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $6,504,000 after purchasing an additional 116,778 shares during the last quarter. 91.85% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently issued reports on PLOW. Weiss Ratings upgraded Douglas Dynamics from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Freedom Capital downgraded Douglas Dynamics from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 3rd. Zacks Research upgraded Douglas Dynamics from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 26th. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $48.00 target price on shares of Douglas Dynamics in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Douglas Dynamics from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, February 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $48.67.

About Douglas Dynamics

Douglas Dynamics, Inc is a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of snow and ice removal equipment for commercial, municipal and residential markets. The company’s product portfolio encompasses a wide range of truck-mounted plows, spreaders, salt brine systems and related accessories engineered to perform in challenging winter conditions. Its offerings cater to professional snow contractors, government agencies and retail customers seeking reliable solutions for snow and ice management.

Douglas Dynamics markets its products under several well-known brands, including Fisher Engineering, Western Products, Hiniker Company and Buyers Products.