Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK) Stock Has Average Target Price of $165.79

Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK) has earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the seventeen ratings firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have assigned a hold recommendation and eleven have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $165.79.

OSK has been the subject of a number of research reports. DA Davidson lifted their target price on shares of Oshkosh from $168.00 to $176.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Oshkosh from $150.00 to $170.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Zacks Research cut Oshkosh from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 13th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Oshkosh in a research note on Friday, October 9th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their target price on Oshkosh from $172.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th.

Oshkosh Stock Performance

OSK stock opened at $127.08 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a current ratio of 1.72. The stock has a market cap of $7.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.54, a P/E/G ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.26. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $143.64 and a 200 day simple moving average of $142.93. Oshkosh has a 52 week low of $116.77 and a 52 week high of $180.49.

Oshkosh (NYSE:OSK) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported $2.87 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.63 by $0.24. The firm had revenue of $2.92 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.80 billion. Oshkosh had a net margin of 5.24% and a return on equity of 12.95%. The firm’s revenue was up 6.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $3.41 earnings per share. Oshkosh has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.000-11.000 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Oshkosh will post 10.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oshkosh Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 13th were paid a $0.57 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 13th. This represents a $2.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.8%. Oshkosh’s payout ratio is presently 26.09%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director John Pfeifer sold 778 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $150.00, for a total transaction of $116,700.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 150,669 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $22,600,350. This trade represents a 0.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 0.64% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Tower View Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Oshkosh in the first quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Fiduciary Financial Advisors acquired a new stake in shares of Oshkosh in the second quarter worth $38,000. GK Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oshkosh during the 3rd quarter worth $47,000. Whittier Trust Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Oshkosh by 33.7% during the 1st quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 373 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,000 after buying an additional 94 shares during the period. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc grew its stake in Oshkosh by 38.2% in the 2nd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 449 shares of the company’s stock valued at $69,000 after buying an additional 124 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.36% of the company’s stock.

Oshkosh Company Profile

Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK) is a specialty vehicle and equipment manufacturer headquartered in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Founded in 1917, the company develops products for demanding applications in construction, infrastructure, emergency response, defense, and other commercial and industrial markets.

Its products include access equipment such as aerial work platforms and telehandlers, vocational trucks and truck bodies, refuse and concrete equipment, airport ground-support vehicles, and fire and emergency vehicles.