Park-Ohio (NASDAQ:PKOH) Sees Strong Trading Volume Following Analyst Upgrade

Shares of Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:PKOH) saw an uptick in trading volume on Thursday after Wall Street Zen upgraded the stock from a buy rating to a strong-buy rating. Approximately 84,190 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 44% from the previous session’s volume of 58,499 shares.The stock last traded at $48.76 and had previously closed at $49.38.

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings raised Park-Ohio from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. KeyCorp raised their target price on shares of Park-Ohio from $45.00 to $59.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $59.00.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Park-Ohio news, insider Robert D. Vilsack sold 6,404 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.45, for a total transaction of $246,233.80. Following the transaction, the insider owned 186,539 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,172,424.55. This trade represents a 3.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 31.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of PKOH. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. acquired a new stake in Park-Ohio in the second quarter worth $2,235,000. JB Capital Partners LP acquired a new position in shares of Park-Ohio in the 2nd quarter valued at $4,672,389,000. CM Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Park-Ohio in the 2nd quarter valued at $4,302,000. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Park-Ohio in the 2nd quarter valued at $28,189,000. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG acquired a new stake in Park-Ohio during the 2nd quarter worth $347,000. Institutional investors own 51.38% of the company’s stock.

Park-Ohio Trading Up 0.1%

The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $38.09 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $30.84. The company has a quick ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 2.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $715.95 million, a P/E ratio of 25.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.18.

Park-Ohio (NASDAQ:PKOH) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The industrial products company reported $0.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.81 by $0.12. Park-Ohio had a return on equity of 10.55% and a net margin of 1.60%.The company had revenue of $440.10 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $425.57 million. Park-Ohio has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.100-3.300 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. will post 3.19 earnings per share for the current year.

Park-Ohio Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.125 per share. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 31st. Park-Ohio’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.60%.

About Park-Ohio

Park-Ohio Holdings Corp is a diversified industrial company that supplies engineered products and distribution services to a broad array of end markets. Through its two primary operating segments—Engineered Solutions and Supply Chain Solutions—the company delivers metal components, assemblies and value-added distribution tailored to energy, transportation, industrial and commercial applications.

The Engineered Solutions segment provides design, machining, fabrication and assembly of custom metal parts, including heat exchangers, welded assemblies, tubing products and precision-machined components.