Oshkosh Co. (NYSE:OSK) Shares Purchased by BNP Paribas Financial Markets

BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its position in Oshkosh Co. (NYSE:OSK - Free Report) by 154.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 160,102 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 97,282 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets owned about 0.25% of Oshkosh worth $16,044,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its stake in shares of Oshkosh by 6.9% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 31,550 shares of the company's stock worth $3,936,000 after acquiring an additional 2,048 shares during the period. Tidal Investments LLC boosted its stake in Oshkosh by 21.7% during the first quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 5,567 shares of the company's stock valued at $694,000 after buying an additional 991 shares during the last quarter. Atria Investments Inc boosted its stake in Oshkosh by 10.6% during the first quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 16,214 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,020,000 after buying an additional 1,551 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its stake in Oshkosh by 772.9% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 27,409 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,418,000 after buying an additional 24,269 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Oshkosh by 26.2% during the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 733 shares of the company's stock valued at $79,000 after buying an additional 152 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 92.36% of the company's stock.

Oshkosh Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of Oshkosh stock traded up $0.84 during trading on Friday, reaching $113.61. The company's stock had a trading volume of 179,196 shares, compared to its average volume of 451,785. The company has a quick ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 1.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The company has a market cap of $7.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.03, a P/E/G ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.18. Oshkosh Co. has a 1-year low of $93.34 and a 1-year high of $127.98. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $106.07 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $106.62.

Oshkosh (NYSE:OSK - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The company reported $2.93 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.87 by $0.06. Oshkosh had a return on equity of 19.87% and a net margin of 6.41%. The company had revenue of $2.74 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.63 billion. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Oshkosh Co. will post 11.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Oshkosh Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 15th were given a dividend of $0.46 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 15th. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.62%. Oshkosh's dividend payout ratio is currently 17.86%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. Robert W. Baird dropped their price target on Oshkosh from $171.00 to $160.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Evercore ISI dropped their price target on Oshkosh from $137.00 to $119.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, August 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Oshkosh from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, October 14th. Finally, Truist Financial decreased their price objective on Oshkosh from $126.00 to $114.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $123.14.

Oshkosh Profile

Oshkosh Corporation provides purpose-built vehicles and equipment worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Access, Defense, and Vocational segment. Its Access Equipment segment design and manufacture aerial work platform and telehandlers for use in construction, industrial, and maintenance applications; offers financing and leasing solutions including rental fleet loans, leases, and floor plan and retail financing; and towing and recovery equipment, which includes carriers, wreckers, and rotators, as well as provides equipment installation and sale of chassis and service parts.