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DA Davidson upgraded shares of WD-40 ( NASDAQ:WDFC – Free Report ) to a strong-buy rating in a research note published on Monday morning, Zacks.com reports. DA Davidson also issued estimates for WD-40’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.
42 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.54 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.94 EPS.
WD-40 Trading Down 1.6 % WDFC opened at $217.68 on Monday.
The firm has a market capitalization of $2.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.70 and a beta of 0.
03. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $234.90 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $249.
33. WD-40 has a one year low of $208.00 and a one year high of $292.
36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 2.
44 and a quick ratio of 1.75. WD-40 ( NASDAQ:WDFC – Get Free Report ) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 8th.
The specialty chemicals company reported $1.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.27 by $0.
05. WD-40 had a net margin of 11.78% and a return on equity of 31.
68%. The company had revenue of $146.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $154.
40 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.14 earnings per share.
WD-40’s quarterly revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts predict that WD-40 will post 5.
42 EPS for the current year. WD-40 Announces Dividend Insider Transactions at WD-40 In other WD-40 news, CFO Sara Kathleen Hyzer acquired 256 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 11th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $222.
83 per share, with a total value of $57,044.48. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief financial officer now directly owns 4,072 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $907,363.
76. The trade was a 6.71 % increase in their position.
The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website . Insiders own 0.75% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Trading of WD-40 A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in WDFC. Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new position in WD-40 during the fourth quarter valued at $25,000.
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. purchased a new position in shares of WD-40 in the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its stake in WD-40 by 96.
1% in the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 149 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its position in WD-40 by 420.
0% during the 1st quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 156 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC increased its stake in WD-40 by 82.
6% during the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 157 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. 91.
52% of the stock is owned by institutional investors. About WD-40 ( Get Free Report ) WD-40 Company develops and sells maintenance products, and homecare and cleaning products in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company provides multi-purpose maintenance products that include aerosol sprays, non-aerosol trigger sprays, precision pens, and in liquid-bulk form products under the WD-40 Multi-Use brand name; specialty maintenance products, such as penetrants, degreasers, corrosion inhibitors, greases, lubricants, and rust removers under the WD-40 Specialist brand; and bike-specific products.
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