Ducommun Incorporated (NYSE:DCO) Stock Rated “Moderate Buy” by Sell-Side Analysts

Ducommun Incorporated (NYSE:DCO) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the eight research firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $196.67.

Several brokerages recently issued reports on DCO. Weiss Ratings downgraded Ducommun from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Friday, September 18th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Ducommun in a report on Monday, August 10th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price target on Ducommun from $180.00 to $155.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Zacks Research lowered shares of Ducommun from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, October 12th. Finally, B. Riley Financial reduced their price objective on shares of Ducommun from $222.00 to $203.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ducommun

In related news, CEO Stephen Oswald sold 5,766 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.15, for a total transaction of $1,159,830.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 385,875 shares in the company, valued at approximately $77,618,756.25. This represents a 1.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 5.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Ducommun

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in Ducommun in the second quarter worth $359,395,000. Paradigm Capital Management Inc. NY purchased a new stake in Ducommun during the second quarter valued at $142,704,000. Moore Capital Management LP bought a new position in Ducommun during the second quarter valued at $44,236,000. Deutsche Bank AG bought a new position in Ducommun during the second quarter valued at $41,095,000. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its position in Ducommun by 68.4% during the second quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 427,603 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $79,196,000 after purchasing an additional 173,616 shares during the last quarter. 92.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Ducommun News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Ducommun this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q3 adjusted earnings of $1.21 per share topped the $1.15 consensus estimate, and revenue of $227.02 million exceeded forecasts and rose 6.8% year over year. The company also reported record revenue and gross margin, record remaining performance obligations, and a 2.2x defense book-to-bill ratio. Ducommun Q3 2026 results
• Neutral Sentiment: B. Riley cut its price target to $203 from $222 but maintained a Buy rating. Its revised target remains well above the cited share price, though the reduction suggests a more cautious outlook. Analyst price target updates
• Negative Sentiment: RBC lowered its target to $155 from $180 and kept a Sector Perform rating. Although the new target is still above the cited share price, the sizable cut may weigh on investor expectations. RBC price target update

Ducommun Price Performance

NYSE:DCO opened at $134.71 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.38, a current ratio of 3.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $166.68 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $154.07. The stock has a market cap of $2.03 billion, a PE ratio of 40.58 and a beta of 1.11. Ducommun has a 52 week low of $84.76 and a 52 week high of $210.39.

Ducommun (NYSE:DCO) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 5th. The aerospace company reported $1.21 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.15 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $227.02 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $221.93 million. Ducommun had a return on equity of 9.66% and a net margin of 5.89%. The business’s revenue was up 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.99 earnings per share. As a group, analysts forecast that Ducommun will post 4.26 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ducommun Company Profile

Ducommun Incorporated (NYSE: DCO) is a manufacturer of engineered components, assemblies and systems for the aerospace, defense and space industries. The company supplies products used in commercial aircraft, military platforms, launch vehicles, satellites and other mission-critical applications.

Its offerings include structural components and assemblies, precision-machined parts, composite structures, electronic and electromechanical systems, circuit-card assemblies, wire harnesses and other specialized products.