20,000 Shares in Douglas Dynamics, Inc. $PLOW Bought by Wilson Asset Management International PTY Ltd.

Wilson Asset Management International PTY Ltd. bought a new position in Douglas Dynamics, Inc. (NYSE:PLOW) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm bought 20,000 shares of the auto parts company’s stock, valued at approximately $653,000.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of PLOW. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership bought a new position in shares of Douglas Dynamics in the 2nd quarter worth $4,651,000. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL bought a new position in shares of Douglas Dynamics in the 3rd quarter worth $3,617,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd bought a new position in shares of Douglas Dynamics in the 3rd quarter worth $3,244,000. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Douglas Dynamics by 158.3% in the 2nd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 105,931 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $3,122,000 after purchasing an additional 64,915 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Douglas Dynamics in the 2nd quarter worth $1,586,000. 91.85% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Douglas Dynamics

In other news, insider Jon J. Sisulak sold 977 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, March 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $42.61, for a total value of $41,629.97. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 14,232 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $606,425.52. This represents a 6.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Christopher E. Bernauer sold 869 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, March 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $42.61, for a total value of $37,028.09. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 9,243 shares in the company, valued at approximately $393,844.23. This represents a 8.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 1.54% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Douglas Dynamics Stock Performance

NYSE:PLOW opened at $50.82 on Wednesday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $44.11 and a 200 day moving average of $37.80. The company has a market capitalization of $1.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.89, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.24. Douglas Dynamics, Inc. has a 1-year low of $25.38 and a 1-year high of $52.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 2.78 and a quick ratio of 1.17.

Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW) last released its earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The auto parts company reported $0.36 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.12 by $0.24. Douglas Dynamics had a return on equity of 19.76% and a net margin of 7.83%.The company had revenue of $137.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $133.25 million. Douglas Dynamics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.550-3.050 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Douglas Dynamics, Inc. will post 2.34 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Douglas Dynamics Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th were paid a $0.295 dividend. This represents a $1.18 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 17th. Douglas Dynamics’s dividend payout ratio is presently 59.90%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on PLOW shares. Freedom Capital cut Douglas Dynamics from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Zacks Research cut Douglas Dynamics from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 27th. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and set a $48.00 price objective on shares of Douglas Dynamics in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Loop Capital set a $48.00 price objective on Douglas Dynamics in a research note on Tuesday, March 3rd. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $50.00 price objective on Douglas Dynamics in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $48.67.

Douglas Dynamics Profile

Douglas Dynamics, Inc is a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of snow and ice removal equipment for commercial, municipal and residential markets. The company’s product portfolio encompasses a wide range of truck-mounted plows, spreaders, salt brine systems and related accessories engineered to perform in challenging winter conditions. Its offerings cater to professional snow contractors, government agencies and retail customers seeking reliable solutions for snow and ice management.

Douglas Dynamics markets its products under several well-known brands, including Fisher Engineering, Western Products, Hiniker Company and Buyers Products.