Q1 2026 EPS Estimates for Dycom Industries, Inc. Lifted by Analyst (NYSE:DY)

Dycom Industries, Inc. (NYSE:DY) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Dycom Industries in a report released on Tuesday, April 30th. Zacks Research analyst A. Gupta now expects that the construction company will post earnings of $1.76 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.75. The consensus estimate for Dycom Industries’ current full-year earnings is $7.14 per share.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. KeyCorp upped their price objective on shares of Dycom Industries from $136.00 to $149.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 29th. B. Riley raised shares of Dycom Industries from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $101.00 to $172.00 in a research report on Friday, March 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Dycom Industries has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $135.50.

Dycom Industries Stock Up 2.9 %

Shares of NYSE:DY opened at $144.15 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $4.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.56, a P/E/G ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a quick ratio of 2.85, a current ratio of 3.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.75. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $138.19 and its 200-day simple moving average is $116.26. Dycom Industries has a 52-week low of $78.42 and a 52-week high of $146.32.

Dycom Industries (NYSE:DY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 28th. The construction company reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.94 by ($0.15). Dycom Industries had a return on equity of 22.06% and a net margin of 5.24%. The business had revenue of $952.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $968.87 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.83 earnings per share. Dycom Industries’s quarterly revenue was up 3.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Dycom Industries

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in DY. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Dycom Industries in the 4th quarter valued at about $33,679,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its stake in Dycom Industries by 791.3% during the third quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 117,864 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $10,490,000 after buying an additional 104,640 shares in the last quarter. Peconic Partners LLC raised its stake in Dycom Industries by 2.9% during the third quarter. Peconic Partners LLC now owns 3,244,047 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $288,720,000 after buying an additional 91,093 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its holdings in Dycom Industries by 36.3% during the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 271,782 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $31,279,000 after buying an additional 72,415 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kettle Hill Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Dycom Industries by 66.1% in the 3rd quarter. Kettle Hill Capital Management LLC now owns 166,304 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $14,801,000 after acquiring an additional 66,192 shares in the last quarter. 98.33% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, VP Jason T. Lawson sold 220 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $140.27, for a total transaction of $30,859.40. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 7,793 shares in the company, valued at $1,093,124.11. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 4.28% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About Dycom Industries

Dycom Industries, Inc provides specialty contracting services to the telecommunications infrastructure and utility industries in the United States. The company offers engineering services to telecommunications providers, including the planning and design of aerial, underground, and buried fiber optic, copper, and coaxial cable systems; wireless networks in connection with the deployment of macro cell and new small cell sites; and program and project management and inspection personnel.