Zacks Research Predicts PACCAR's Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:PCAR)

PACCAR Inc (NASDAQ:PCAR - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for PACCAR in a report issued on Monday, February 10th. Zacks Research analyst R. Singhi now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.90 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.97. The consensus estimate for PACCAR's current full-year earnings is $7.60 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for PACCAR's Q3 2025 earnings at $2.01 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.97 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.28 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.68 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.16 EPS.

PACCAR (NASDAQ:PCAR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 28th. The company reported $1.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.70 by ($0.04). PACCAR had a return on equity of 23.53% and a net margin of 12.36%.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a "sector perform" rating and set a $119.00 price objective on shares of PACCAR in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded PACCAR from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $120.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on PACCAR from $112.00 to $113.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on PACCAR from $125.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, Bank of America raised PACCAR from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $116.00 to $121.50 in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $121.95.

PACCAR Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ PCAR traded up $0.70 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $105.96. 1,849,815 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,268,529. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 1.67 and a quick ratio of 1.39. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $108.32 and its 200-day moving average price is $104.79. The firm has a market cap of $55.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.40, a PEG ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 0.92. PACCAR has a twelve month low of $90.04 and a twelve month high of $125.50.

PACCAR Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 8th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th were issued a dividend of $3.00 per share. This is a boost from PACCAR's previous dividend of $0.89. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th. PACCAR's payout ratio is currently 15.17%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO R Preston Feight sold 25,200 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, January 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.98, for a total transaction of $2,796,696.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 206,129 shares in the company, valued at $22,876,196.42. The trade was a 10.89 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Darrin C. Siver sold 103,671 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, January 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $111.56, for a total transaction of $11,565,536.76. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 61,005 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,805,717.80. This represents a 62.95 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 130,871 shares of company stock worth $14,586,333 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 2.02% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On PACCAR

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of PCAR. Norges Bank acquired a new position in PACCAR during the 4th quarter worth $526,922,000. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in PACCAR by 53.3% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 13,434,115 shares of the company's stock worth $1,325,678,000 after acquiring an additional 4,669,172 shares during the last quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC lifted its position in PACCAR by 370.5% during the 4th quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 5,359,095 shares of the company's stock worth $557,453,000 after acquiring an additional 4,219,964 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its position in PACCAR by 47.8% during the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 10,194,903 shares of the company's stock worth $1,006,033,000 after acquiring an additional 3,296,146 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Madison Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in PACCAR during the 4th quarter worth $254,651,000. 64.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About PACCAR

PACCAR Inc designs, manufactures, and distributes light, medium, and heavy-duty commercial trucks in the United States, Canada, Europe, Mexico, South America, Australia, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Truck, Parts, and Financial Services. The Truck segment designs, manufactures, and distributes trucks for the over-the-road and off-highway hauling of commercial and consumer goods.