Sidoti Csr Has Negative View of Northwest Pipe Q1 Earnings

Northwest Pipe (NASDAQ:NWPX - Free Report) - Research analysts at Sidoti Csr lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Northwest Pipe in a note issued to investors on Thursday, October 31st. Sidoti Csr analyst J. Romero now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $0.36 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.37. The consensus estimate for Northwest Pipe's current full-year earnings is $2.96 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Northwest Pipe's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.95 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.12 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.88 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.31 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.43 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.09 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.29 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.81 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Northland Securities cut Northwest Pipe from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and set a $50.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Friday. Northland Capmk downgraded Northwest Pipe from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Northwest Pipe from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $45.00.

Northwest Pipe Trading Down 2.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ:NWPX traded down $0.96 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $47.26. The company's stock had a trading volume of 55,771 shares, compared to its average volume of 41,646. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a quick ratio of 2.19 and a current ratio of 3.06. Northwest Pipe has a fifty-two week low of $25.67 and a fifty-two week high of $48.80. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $43.80 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $38.49. The firm has a market capitalization of $468.77 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.07, a PEG ratio of 3.04 and a beta of 0.98.

Insider Activity at Northwest Pipe

In other news, EVP Miles Brittain sold 4,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $41.90, for a total value of $188,550.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 25,858 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,083,450.20. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. In related news, VP Megan A. Kendrick sold 1,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $44.22, for a total transaction of $44,220.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 9,725 shares in the company, valued at $430,039.50. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Miles Brittain sold 4,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $41.90, for a total transaction of $188,550.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 25,858 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,083,450.20. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 6,500 shares of company stock valued at $275,140 over the last three months. 3.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its stake in shares of Northwest Pipe by 216.4% in the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 8,705 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $302,000 after buying an additional 5,954 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its position in Northwest Pipe by 9.7% during the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 17,029 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $591,000 after purchasing an additional 1,507 shares in the last quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Northwest Pipe by 80.0% in the first quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 10,710 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $371,000 after purchasing an additional 4,760 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its stake in shares of Northwest Pipe by 7.8% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 38,628 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $1,340,000 after acquiring an additional 2,800 shares during the period. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its position in shares of Northwest Pipe by 4.2% during the first quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 56,226 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $1,950,000 after purchasing an additional 2,281 shares in the last quarter. 80.63% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Northwest Pipe

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.