Douglas Dynamics, Inc. $PLOW Holdings Raised by Systematic Financial Management LP

Systematic Financial Management LP boosted its stake in Douglas Dynamics, Inc. (NYSE:PLOW) by 7.8% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 334,028 shares of the auto parts company’s stock after acquiring an additional 24,055 shares during the quarter. Systematic Financial Management LP’s holdings in Douglas Dynamics were worth $10,906,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Douglas Dynamics by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,478,522 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $48,274,000 after buying an additional 5,465 shares in the last quarter. Punch & Associates Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in Douglas Dynamics by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Punch & Associates Investment Management Inc. now owns 614,815 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $19,219,000 after buying an additional 2,184 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in Douglas Dynamics by 10.7% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 311,165 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $9,727,000 after buying an additional 30,138 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in Douglas Dynamics by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 309,752 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $9,683,000 after buying an additional 10,818 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ranger Investment Management L.P. increased its stake in shares of Douglas Dynamics by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Ranger Investment Management L.P. now owns 280,469 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $8,767,000 after purchasing an additional 1,765 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.85% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

Douglas Dynamics Stock Performance

Shares of PLOW opened at $44.17 on Monday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $44.05 and its 200-day moving average is $39.05. Douglas Dynamics, Inc. has a 12 month low of $26.75 and a 12 month high of $52.33. The firm has a market cap of $1.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a quick ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 2.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48.

Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW) last posted its earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The auto parts company reported $0.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.12 by $0.24. Douglas Dynamics had a net margin of 7.83% and a return on equity of 19.72%. The business had revenue of $137.80 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $133.25 million. Douglas Dynamics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.550-3.050 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Douglas Dynamics, Inc. will post 2.69 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Douglas Dynamics from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Freedom Capital upgraded shares of Douglas Dynamics from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Douglas Dynamics from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Douglas Dynamics from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 16th. Finally, DA Davidson increased their price target on shares of Douglas Dynamics from $55.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $54.67.

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.