William Blair Has Positive Estimate for Lindsay Q2 Earnings

Lindsay Co. (NYSE:LNN) – Equities researchers at William Blair upped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Lindsay in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 8th. William Blair analyst B. Drab now forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $1.89 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.60. The consensus estimate for Lindsay’s current full-year earnings is $5.64 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Lindsay’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.35 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $1.21 EPS.

LNN has been the subject of several other research reports. StockNews.com raised Lindsay from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on shares of Lindsay from $126.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday.

Lindsay Price Performance

NYSE LNN opened at $122.66 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a current ratio of 3.92 and a quick ratio of 2.69. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $125.69 and its two-hundred day moving average is $121.88. The firm has a market cap of $1.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.38 and a beta of 0.66. Lindsay has a fifty-two week low of $109.27 and a fifty-two week high of $135.20.

Lindsay (NYSE:LNN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 7th. The industrial products company reported $1.57 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.39 by $0.18. The business had revenue of $166.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $169.78 million. Lindsay had a return on equity of 12.86% and a net margin of 10.91%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.36 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Lindsay

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of LNN. US Bancorp DE increased its stake in shares of Lindsay by 45.9% in the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 267 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC increased its position in Lindsay by 16.8% in the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 638 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $80,000 after acquiring an additional 92 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of Lindsay by 90.3% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 276 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 131 shares during the last quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd grew its stake in shares of Lindsay by 6.8% during the third quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd now owns 3,140 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $392,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its holdings in shares of Lindsay by 3.5% in the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 10,278 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,263,000 after purchasing an additional 347 shares in the last quarter. 89.94% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Lindsay Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 15th were paid a $0.36 dividend. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.17%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 15th. Lindsay’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 23.11%.

About Lindsay

Lindsay Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides water management and road infrastructure products and services in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, Irrigation and Infrastructure. The Irrigation segment manufactures and markets center pivot, lateral move irrigation systems, and irrigation controls under the Zimmatic brand; hose reel travelers under the Perrot brand; and chemical injection systems, variable rate irrigation systems, flow meters, weather stations, soil moisture sensors, and remote monitoring and control systems.