Aebi Schmidt (NASDAQ:AEBI) Shares Gap Up – Still a Buy?

Aebi Schmidt Holding AG (NASDAQ:AEBI)’s stock price gapped up prior to trading on Thursday . The stock had previously closed at $12.06, but opened at $12.59. Aebi Schmidt shares last traded at $12.91, with a volume of 9,395 shares changing hands.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on AEBI shares. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and set a $15.00 target price on shares of Aebi Schmidt in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Aebi Schmidt from a “sell (e)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Aebi Schmidt currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $15.00.

Aebi Schmidt Trading Down 3.5%

The company has a quick ratio of 1.14, a current ratio of 1.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. The stock has a market capitalization of $989.03 million and a P/E ratio of 106.33. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $12.17 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $12.72.

Aebi Schmidt (NASDAQ:AEBI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 15th. The company reported $0.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.02 by ($0.01). Aebi Schmidt had a return on equity of 1.19% and a net margin of 0.48%.The business had revenue of $455.55 million during the quarter. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Aebi Schmidt Holding AG will post 0.68 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Aebi Schmidt

In related news, CFO Marco Portmann acquired 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 15th. The stock was bought at an average price of $11.31 per share, with a total value of $56,550.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 30,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $339,300. The trade was a 20.00% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Patrick Francois Schaub acquired 6,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 15th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $11.41 per share, with a total value of $74,165.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 49,963 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $570,077.83. This represents a 14.96% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders have bought 22,000 shares of company stock valued at $252,965. Corporate insiders own 39.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Medina Value Partners LLC boosted its position in Aebi Schmidt by 22.8% during the fourth quarter. Medina Value Partners LLC now owns 1,432,510 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,121,000 after purchasing an additional 265,838 shares during the last quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P boosted its holdings in shares of Aebi Schmidt by 63.8% in the 4th quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P now owns 934,224 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,818,000 after buying an additional 363,890 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Aebi Schmidt by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 701,958 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,880,000 after buying an additional 16,600 shares during the last quarter. CSM Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Aebi Schmidt by 16.2% in the fourth quarter. CSM Advisors LLC now owns 494,852 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,259,000 after buying an additional 69,021 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kennedy Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Aebi Schmidt by 57.6% in the fourth quarter. Kennedy Capital Management LLC now owns 456,087 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,770,000 after buying an additional 166,709 shares in the last quarter.

About Aebi Schmidt

Aebi Schmidt is a Swiss-based company that designs, manufactures and services specialized equipment for municipal and commercial surface maintenance. The company’s offerings focus on machines and attachment systems used for snow-clearing, street sweeping, vegetation management, and related upkeep of roads, paths and public spaces. Aebi Schmidt supplies complete vehicle systems as well as modular implements that can be mounted on carriers for year‑round use.

Product lines typically include multi‑purpose maintenance vehicles, snowplows and salt spreaders, street sweepers, mowers and verge management tools, plus a range of hydraulic attachments and consumable parts.