Roth Capital Has Negative Estimate for HY Q2 Earnings

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. (NYSE:HY) – Equities researchers at Roth Capital reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Hyster-Yale Materials Handling in a note issued to investors on Thursday, May 8th. Roth Capital analyst C. Moore now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $0.26 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.58. The consensus estimate for Hyster-Yale Materials Handling’s current full-year earnings is $8.85 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Hyster-Yale Materials Handling’s FY2025 earnings at $1.54 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.38 EPS.

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling (NYSE:HY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 6th. The industrial products company reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $910.40 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $947.80 million. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling had a return on equity of 34.77% and a net margin of 3.68%.

Separately, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Hyster-Yale Materials Handling from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday.

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:HY opened at $39.80 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 0.61. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling has a 1-year low of $34.13 and a 1-year high of $84.44. The company has a market capitalization of $704.34 million, a P/E ratio of 4.47 and a beta of 1.49. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $40.93 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $49.30.

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th were issued a $0.35 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 28th. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.52%. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling’s dividend payout ratio is presently 24.96%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HY. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Hyster-Yale Materials Handling in the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Mattson Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in Hyster-Yale Materials Handling in the 4th quarter worth approximately $36,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Hyster-Yale Materials Handling by 421.8% during the 4th quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 741 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 599 shares in the last quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS purchased a new stake in shares of Hyster-Yale Materials Handling during the 4th quarter worth approximately $76,000. Finally, US Bancorp DE boosted its position in shares of Hyster-Yale Materials Handling by 15.2% during the 1st quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,989 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $83,000 after acquiring an additional 263 shares during the last quarter. 46.47% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Hyster-Yale Materials Handling

Hyster-Yale, Inc, through its subsidiaries, designs, engineers, manufactures, sells, and services a line of lift trucks, attachments, and aftermarket parts worldwide. The company manufactures components, such as frames, masts, and transmissions; and assembles lift trucks. It markets its products primarily under the Hyster and Yale brand names to independent Hyster and Yale retail dealerships.