Dean Capital Management Sells 14,230 Shares of Douglas Dynamics, Inc. $PLOW

Dean Capital Management reduced its holdings in shares of Douglas Dynamics, Inc. (NYSE:PLOW) by 18.1% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 64,330 shares of the auto parts company’s stock after selling 14,230 shares during the quarter. Dean Capital Management owned about 0.28% of Douglas Dynamics worth $2,011,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. CWM LLC lifted its position in shares of Douglas Dynamics by 5.7% during the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 6,778 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $212,000 after acquiring an additional 365 shares in the last quarter. State of Wyoming raised its stake in shares of Douglas Dynamics by 20.0% during the 2nd quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 2,430 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $72,000 after purchasing an additional 405 shares during the period. Aquatic Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Douglas Dynamics by 6.7% during the 3rd quarter. Aquatic Capital Management LLC now owns 7,165 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $224,000 after purchasing an additional 449 shares during the period. Comerica Bank lifted its holdings in Douglas Dynamics by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 15,589 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $487,000 after purchasing an additional 478 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its stake in Douglas Dynamics by 4.2% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 13,538 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $314,000 after purchasing an additional 546 shares during the period. 91.85% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the company. Robert W. Baird set a $50.00 target price on Douglas Dynamics in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and issued a $48.00 price objective on shares of Douglas Dynamics in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Freedom Capital cut shares of Douglas Dynamics from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 3rd. Zacks Research raised shares of Douglas Dynamics from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, Loop Capital set a $48.00 target price on shares of Douglas Dynamics in a research note on Tuesday, March 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $48.67.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Douglas Dynamics news, insider Jon J. Sisulak sold 977 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $42.61, for a total transaction of $41,629.97. Following the sale, the insider owned 14,232 shares in the company, valued at $606,425.52. This trade represents a 6.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Christopher E. Bernauer sold 869 shares of Douglas Dynamics stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $42.61, for a total value of $37,028.09. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 9,243 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $393,844.23. This trade represents a 8.59% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders own 2.04% of the company’s stock.

Douglas Dynamics Stock Performance

Shares of PLOW opened at $40.88 on Monday. Douglas Dynamics, Inc. has a 12-month low of $21.30 and a 12-month high of $47.16. The company has a current ratio of 2.78, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. The company has a market cap of $943.56 million, a PE ratio of 20.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 1.20. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $40.19 and a 200-day moving average price of $34.84.

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

Douglas Dynamics Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.295 per share. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 17th. Douglas Dynamics’s payout ratio is currently 59.90%.

Douglas Dynamics Company Profile

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.