Oshkosh (NYSE:OSK) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.36 EPS

Oshkosh (NYSE:OSK) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The company reported $2.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.22 by $0.36, Zacks reports. Oshkosh had a return on equity of 19.87% and a net margin of 6.41%. Oshkosh updated its FY 2025 guidance to 11.000-11.000 EPS.

Oshkosh Price Performance

OSK opened at $116.30 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $99.78 and a 200 day moving average of $103.08. The stock has a market cap of $7.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.29, a PEG ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a quick ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 1.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. Oshkosh has a 52-week low of $89.08 and a 52-week high of $127.98.

Oshkosh Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 17th will be issued a $0.51 dividend. This represents a $2.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.75%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 14th. This is a positive change from Oshkosh’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.46. Oshkosh’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 17.86%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on OSK. UBS Group decreased their price objective on Oshkosh from $129.00 to $125.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Robert W. Baird lowered their price objective on Oshkosh from $171.00 to $160.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Oshkosh from $115.00 to $127.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday. KeyCorp raised their price objective on shares of Oshkosh from $113.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Citigroup reduced their target price on Oshkosh from $125.00 to $110.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $125.25.

Oshkosh Company Profile

Oshkosh Corporation provides purpose-built vehicles and equipment worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Access, Defense, and Vocational segment. Its Access Equipment segment design and manufacture aerial work platform and telehandlers for use in construction, industrial, and maintenance applications; offers financing and leasing solutions including rental fleet loans, leases, and floor plan and retail financing; and towing and recovery equipment, which includes carriers, wreckers, and rotators, as well as provides equipment installation and sale of chassis and service parts.