In the past week, PLOW stock has gone up by 6.58%, with a monthly decline of -2.47% and a quarterly plunge of -3.31%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.74%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.20% for Douglas Dynamics Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 2.02% for PLOW stock, with a simple moving average of -7.03% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Douglas Dynamics Inc (NYSE: PLOW) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Douglas Dynamics Inc (NYSE: PLOW) is 10.15x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for PLOW is 1.22. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for PLOW is 22.35M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.54% of that float. On April 18, 2025, PLOW’s average trading volume was 181.16K shares.
PLOW) stock’s latest price update
Douglas Dynamics Inc (NYSE: PLOW) has seen a rise in its stock price by 0.42 in relation to its previous close of 23.55. However, the company has experienced a 6.58% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. globenewswire.com reported 2025-03-03 that Interim President & CEO Jim Janik Returning to Role as Chairman of the Board of Directors Interim President & CEO Jim Janik Returning to Role as Chairman of the Board of Directors
Analysts’ Opinion of PLOW
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PLOW stocks, with Robert W. Baird repeating the rating for PLOW by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for PLOW in the upcoming period, according to Robert W. Baird is $25 based on the research report published on April 08, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
DA Davidson, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PLOW reach a price target of $48. The rating they have provided for PLOW stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on October 14th, 2021.
Robert W. Baird gave a rating of “Outperform” to PLOW, setting the target price at $52 in the report published on February 03rd of the previous year.
PLOW Trading at -3.92% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PLOW to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -23.65% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.20%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.74%, as shares sank -1.58% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -6.15% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PLOW rose by +6.58%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +6.24% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $23.18. In addition, Douglas Dynamics Inc saw 0.08% 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 PLOW starting from Sisulak Jon J, who sale 837 shares at the price of $25.81 back on Mar 10 ’25. After this action, Sisulak Jon J now owns 13,186 shares of Douglas Dynamics Inc, valued at $21,603 using the latest closing price.
Van Genderen Mark, the Chief Operating Officer of Douglas Dynamics Inc, purchase 5,000 shares at $22.96 during a trade that took place back on Nov 01 ’24, which means that Van Genderen Mark is holding 24,948 shares at $114,799 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PLOW
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.16 for the present operating margin
- 0.26 for the gross margin
The net margin for Douglas Dynamics Inc stands at 0.1. The total capital return value is set at 0.17. Equity return is now at value 22.04, with 8.78 for asset returns.
Based on Douglas Dynamics Inc (PLOW), the company’s capital structure generated 0.46 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.19. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.84. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.81.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 88.71 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.02. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.34. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.5for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.96. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.39.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Douglas Dynamics Inc (PLOW) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
