DA Davidson Weighs in on Wabash National Q1 Earnings

Wabash National Co. (NYSE:WNC) – Investment analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Wabash National in a note issued to investors on Monday, February 3rd. DA Davidson analyst M. Shlisky expects that the company will earn ($0.26) per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Wabash National’s current full-year earnings is $0.95 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Wabash National’s FY2026 earnings at $1.90 EPS.

Wabash National Trading Down 1.9 %

NYSE WNC opened at $15.31 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $17.58 and a 200-day simple moving average of $18.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.10, a current ratio of 1.93 and a quick ratio of 1.09. Wabash National has a one year low of $14.87 and a one year high of $30.07.

Wabash National (NYSE:WNC) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The company reported ($0.02) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.02 by ($0.04). Wabash National had a positive return on equity of 14.72% and a negative net margin of 14.59%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.07 EPS.

Wabash National Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 10th were paid a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.09%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 10th. Wabash National’s payout ratio is -4.91%.

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP Michael N. Pettit sold 1,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.19, for a total value of $25,785.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 117,227 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,015,132.13. This trade represents a 1.26 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.78% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Wabash National

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Pacer Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Wabash National in the 4th quarter valued at $25,688,000. Millennium Management LLC grew its position in Wabash National by 1,311.6% in the 2nd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 279,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,113,000 after buying an additional 260,072 shares during the last quarter. Weiss Asset Management LP purchased a new position in Wabash National in the 3rd quarter valued at $3,457,000. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC grew its position in Wabash National by 43.4% in the 3rd quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC now owns 589,929 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,321,000 after buying an additional 178,430 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CX Institutional purchased a new stake in shares of Wabash National during the 3rd quarter worth $2,322,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.05% of the company’s stock.

Wabash National Company Profile

Wabash National Corporation provides connected solutions for the transportation, logistics, and distribution industries primarily in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Transportation Solutions and Parts & Services. The Transportation Solutions segment designs and manufactures transportation-related equipment and products dry and refrigerated van trailers, platform trailers, tank trailers, and truck-mounted tanks; truck bodies for dry-freight transportation; cargo and cargo XL bodies for commercial applications; refrigerated truck bodies; platform truck bodies; and used trailers, as well as laminated hardwood oak flooring products.