Oshkosh Corp (NYSE: OSK) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 19.30 compared to its previous closing price of 95.63. However, the company has seen a gain of 18.59% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-01-30 that The headline numbers for Oshkosh (OSK) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended December 2024, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
Is It Worth Investing in Oshkosh Corp (NYSE: OSK) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Oshkosh Corp (NYSE: OSK) is above average at 11.07x. The 36-month beta value for OSK is also noteworthy at 1.20. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 8 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for OSK is 64.59M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.97% of that float. The average trading volume of OSK on January 30, 2025 was 577.08K shares.
OSK’s Market Performance
The stock of Oshkosh Corp (OSK) has seen a 18.59% increase in the past week, with a 20.92% rise in the past month, and a 3.69% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.86%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.03% for OSK. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 19.52% for OSK’s stock, with a 7.50% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of OSK
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for OSK stocks, with KeyBanc Capital Markets repeating the rating for OSK by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for OSK in the upcoming period, according to KeyBanc Capital Markets is $113 based on the research report published on January 24, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Raymond James, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see OSK reach a price target of $125. The rating they have provided for OSK stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on June 28th, 2024.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Buy” to OSK, setting the target price at $130 in the report published on June 26th of the previous year.
OSK Trading at 13.23% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought OSK to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -10.86% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.03%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.86%, as shares surge +20.27% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +1.36% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, OSK rose by +17.65%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -7.24% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $95.41. In addition, Oshkosh Corp saw 20.00% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at OSK starting from Khare Anupam, who sale 4,234 shares at the price of $111.38 back on Feb 09 ’24. After this action, Khare Anupam now owns 13,499 shares of Oshkosh Corp, valued at $471,565 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for OSK
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.1 for the present operating margin
- 0.18 for the gross margin
The net margin for Oshkosh Corp stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.17. Equity return is now at value 17.77, with 7.25 for asset returns.
Based on Oshkosh Corp (OSK), the company’s capital structure generated 0.29 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.05. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.42. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 10.84.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 988.7 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.23. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.86. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.0for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.07. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.46.
Conclusion
In summary, Oshkosh Corp (OSK) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
