What is DA Davidson’s Forecast for WD-40 FY2025 Earnings?

WD-40 (NASDAQ:WDFC) – Equities researchers at DA Davidson issued their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of WD-40 in a research note issued to investors on Monday, April 14th. DA Davidson analyst M. Baker anticipates that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings per share of $5.54 for the year. DA Davidson currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for WD-40’s current full-year earnings is $5.42 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for WD-40’s FY2026 earnings at $5.94 EPS.

WD-40 Trading Down 1.6 %

NASDAQ WDFC opened at $217.68 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 1.75 and a current ratio of 2.44. WD-40 has a one year low of $208.00 and a one year high of $292.36. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $234.90 and its 200 day moving average price is $249.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.70 and a beta of 0.03.

WD-40 (NASDAQ:WDFC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 8th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.32 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.27 by $0.05. WD-40 had a return on equity of 31.68% and a net margin of 11.78%. The company had revenue of $146.10 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $154.40 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.14 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

WD-40 Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 18th will be given a $0.94 dividend. This represents a $3.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.73%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 17th. WD-40’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 59.97%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CFO Sara Kathleen Hyzer bought 256 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 11th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $222.83 per share, for a total transaction of $57,044.48. Following the acquisition, the chief financial officer now owns 4,072 shares in the company, valued at $907,363.76. This represents a 6.71 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 0.75% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of WD-40

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in shares of WD-40 by 36.7% during the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,830 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $447,000 after purchasing an additional 491 shares in the last quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB raised its holdings in WD-40 by 23.9% in the first quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 4,665 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $1,138,000 after acquiring an additional 900 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new position in WD-40 during the 1st quarter valued at $6,072,000. Dividend Assets Capital LLC grew its holdings in WD-40 by 43.3% during the 1st quarter. Dividend Assets Capital LLC now owns 20,056 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $4,894,000 after acquiring an additional 6,060 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in shares of WD-40 by 17.0% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 468 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $114,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.52% of the company’s stock.

WD-40 Company Profile

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.