DA Davidson Predicts The Shyft Group Q1 Earnings

The Shyft Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SHYF) – Analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for The Shyft Group in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 25th. DA Davidson analyst M. Shlisky expects that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.13) for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a “Buy” rating and a $15.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for The Shyft Group’s current full-year earnings is $0.68 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for The Shyft Group’s FY2026 earnings at $1.03 EPS.

The Shyft Group (NASDAQ:SHYF) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.05 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.14 by ($0.09). The Shyft Group had a negative net margin of 0.36% and a positive return on equity of 2.75%. The firm had revenue of $201.43 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $211.90 million.

Separately, Roth Mkm restated a “buy” rating and issued a $16.00 price objective on shares of The Shyft Group in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th.

The Shyft Group Trading Down 1.4 %

Shares of The Shyft Group stock opened at $10.02 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $11.66 and its 200-day simple moving average is $12.57. The company has a market cap of $350.02 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -111.32 and a beta of 1.66. The company has a current ratio of 1.82, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44. The Shyft Group has a 1 year low of $9.81 and a 1 year high of $17.56.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On The Shyft Group

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Barclays PLC grew its stake in shares of The Shyft Group by 257.9% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 45,666 shares of the company’s stock worth $573,000 after acquiring an additional 32,906 shares during the last quarter. Kirr Marbach & Co. LLC IN boosted its stake in The Shyft Group by 32.5% during the fourth quarter. Kirr Marbach & Co. LLC IN now owns 300,901 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,533,000 after buying an additional 73,773 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in The Shyft Group by 1.3% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 773,150 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,705,000 after buying an additional 9,588 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in The Shyft Group by 49.9% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 176,601 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,216,000 after buying an additional 58,816 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its stake in The Shyft Group by 76.7% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 54,727 shares of the company’s stock worth $669,000 after buying an additional 23,761 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.84% of the company’s stock.

The Shyft Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 27th will be paid a $0.05 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 27th. This represents a $0.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.00%. The Shyft Group’s payout ratio is -222.22%.

The Shyft Group Company Profile

The Shyft Group, Inc engages in the manufacture and assembly of specialty vehicles for the commercial and recreational vehicle industries in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, Fleet Vehicles and Services, and Specialty Vehicles. The Fleet Vehicles and Services segment offers commercial vehicles used in the e-commerce/last mile/parcel delivery, beverage and grocery delivery, laundry and linen, mobile retail, and trades and construction industries.