Oshkosh’s (OSK) Buy Rating Reaffirmed at Truist Financial

Truist Financial restated their buy rating on shares of Oshkosh (NYSE:OSK) in a research note issued to investors on Friday morning,Benzinga reports. They currently have a $161.00 target price on the stock, down from their previous target price of $174.00.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Oshkosh from $150.00 to $132.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 8th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Oshkosh in a research report on Friday, October 9th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Oshkosh from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 24th. Barclays increased their target price on shares of Oshkosh from $150.00 to $170.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Oshkosh from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 13th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $165.79.

Oshkosh Stock Performance

Shares of OSK opened at $139.37 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.72, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The company has a market capitalization of $8.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.60, a PEG ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.26. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $139.82 and a 200 day moving average of $146.40. Oshkosh has a 12 month low of $116.77 and a 12 month high of $180.49.

Oshkosh (NYSE:OSK) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 29th. The company reported $2.41 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.06 by ($0.65). Oshkosh had a return on equity of 11.69% and a net margin of 4.63%. The business had revenue of $2.84 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.94 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $3.20 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Oshkosh will post 8.94 earnings per share for the current year.

Oshkosh Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 30th. Investors of record on Monday, November 16th will be issued a $0.57 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 16th. This represents a $2.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. Oshkosh’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.09%.

Insider Transactions at Oshkosh

In related news, Director John Pfeifer sold 778 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $150.00, for a total value of $116,700.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 150,669 shares in the company, valued at approximately $22,600,350. The trade was a 0.51% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 0.64% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Oshkosh

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Covestor Ltd grew its position in Oshkosh by 1.3% during the third quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 6,648 shares of the company’s stock worth $856,000 after buying an additional 87 shares in the last quarter. Associated Banc Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Oshkosh in the 3rd quarter valued at about $242,000. Integrity Alliance LLC. raised its holdings in shares of Oshkosh by 23.0% in the 3rd quarter. Integrity Alliance LLC. now owns 2,959 shares of the company’s stock valued at $381,000 after acquiring an additional 553 shares in the last quarter. One Way Holdings LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oshkosh in the 3rd quarter valued at about $15,901,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Oshkosh during the 3rd quarter valued at about $77,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.36% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Oshkosh

Here are the key news stories impacting Oshkosh this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Backlog growth supports the longer-term outlook. Recent analysis highlights solid backlog development, which could provide future revenue visibility despite near-term production constraints in the fire-truck business. OSK Q3 deep dive: Fire truck production headwinds and backlog growth shape outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Truist reaffirmed its Buy rating. Although the firm reduced its price target to $161 from $174, the new target still implies meaningful upside from recent trading levels and signals continued confidence in Oshkosh’s valuation and prospects. Truist rating and price target update
• Positive Sentiment: The quarterly dividend was maintained. Oshkosh declared a $0.57-per-share quarterly dividend, or $2.28 annualized, providing ongoing shareholder income with a yield of approximately 1.7%.
• Neutral Sentiment: Revenue increased year over year. Third-quarter sales rose 5.6% to $2.84 billion, but the gain was below analysts’ $2.94 billion estimate, indicating that growth remains uneven across the company’s businesses. Oshkosh Q3 adjusted earnings decline
• Negative Sentiment: Earnings missed expectations and declined year over year. Adjusted EPS was $2.41, versus consensus estimates near $3.01–$3.06 and $3.20 a year earlier. Management also lowered its 2026 earnings outlook, while fire-truck production headwinds remain a near-term concern. Oshkosh updates FY26 financial outlook

About Oshkosh

Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK) is a manufacturer of specialty vehicles, vehicle bodies and related equipment for commercial, government and industrial customers. The company serves markets that require purpose-built vehicles designed for demanding operating conditions, including defense, emergency response, construction, aviation support and municipal services.

Oshkosh’s product portfolio includes military vehicles and systems, fire apparatus, airport rescue and firefighting vehicles, refuse collection vehicles, concrete mixers, snow and ice removal equipment, and other vocational trucks.