DA Davidson Weighs in on Wabash National Q1 Earnings

Wabash National Co. (NYSE:WNC - Free Report) - Analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Wabash National in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, February 3rd. DA Davidson analyst M. Shlisky anticipates that the company will earn ($0.26) per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Wabash National's current full-year earnings is $0.95 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Wabash National's FY2026 earnings at $1.90 EPS.

Wabash National Stock Performance

NYSE WNC traded down $0.69 on Tuesday, reaching $13.63. The stock had a trading volume of 852,295 shares, compared to its average volume of 970,536. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.10, a current ratio of 1.93 and a quick ratio of 1.09. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $17.19 and a two-hundred day moving average of $18.46. Wabash National has a 1-year low of $13.60 and a 1-year high of $30.07. The company has a market cap of $590.72 million, a P/E ratio of -2.09 and a beta of 1.55.

Wabash National (NYSE:WNC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The company reported ($0.02) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.02 by ($0.04). Wabash National had a negative net margin of 14.59% and a positive return on equity of 14.72%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.07 earnings per share.

Wabash National Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 10th were issued a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.35%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 10th. Wabash National's dividend payout ratio is -4.91%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Wabash National

In other news, SVP Michael N. Pettit sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.19, for a total transaction of $25,785.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 117,227 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,015,132.13. This represents a 1.26 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.78% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Wabash National

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Kathleen S. Wright Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Wabash National during the 3rd quarter worth $27,000. Gladius Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in Wabash National in the third quarter valued at about $29,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Wabash National in the third quarter valued at about $44,000. EMC Capital Management boosted its stake in Wabash National by 88.1% in the fourth quarter. EMC Capital Management now owns 8,250 shares of the company's stock valued at $141,000 after buying an additional 3,864 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AlphaQuest LLC boosted its stake in Wabash National by 332,066.7% in the fourth quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 9,965 shares of the company's stock valued at $171,000 after buying an additional 9,962 shares in the last quarter. 97.05% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Wabash National

Wabash National Corporation provides connected solutions for the transportation, logistics, and distribution industries primarily in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Transportation Solutions and Parts & Services. The Transportation Solutions segment designs and manufactures transportation-related equipment and products dry and refrigerated van trailers, platform trailers, tank trailers, and truck-mounted tanks; truck bodies for dry-freight transportation; cargo and cargo XL bodies for commercial applications; refrigerated truck bodies; platform truck bodies; and used trailers, as well as laminated hardwood oak flooring products.