The stock of Paccar Inc (NASDAQ: PCAR) has increased by 0.54 when compared to last closing price of 95.74.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 8.18% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-04-29 that BELLEVUE, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PACCAR Inc’s Board of Directors today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of thirty-three cents ($.33) per share, payable on June 4, 2025, to stockholders of record at the close of business on May 14, 2025. PACCAR is a global technology leader in the design, manufacture and customer support of high-quality light-, medium- and heavy-duty trucks under the Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF nameplates. PACCAR also designs and manufactures advanced powertrains, pro.
Is It Worth Investing in Paccar Inc (NASDAQ: PCAR) Right Now?
Paccar Inc (NASDAQ: PCAR) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 14.60x compared to its average ratio. PCAR has 36-month beta value of 0.96. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 13 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
The public float for PCAR is 515.20M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.68% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of PCAR on May 14, 2025 was 3.31M shares.
PCAR’s Market Performance
PCAR stock saw an increase of 8.18% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 6.40% and a quarterly increase of -9.27%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.99%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.71% for Paccar Inc (PCAR). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 6.55% for PCAR’s stock, with a simple moving average of -4.50% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of PCAR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PCAR stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for PCAR by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for PCAR in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $90 based on the research report published on April 30, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PCAR reach a price target of $96. The rating they have provided for PCAR stocks is “Equal-Weight” according to the report published on April 16th, 2025.
UBS gave a rating of “Sell” to PCAR, setting the target price at $78 in the report published on April 07th of the current year.
PCAR Trading at 1.38% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PCAR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -16.65% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.71%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.99%, as shares surge +7.49% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -8.34% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PCAR rose by +8.18%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -1.37% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $90.34. In addition, Paccar Inc saw -7.46% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at PCAR starting from Breber Pierre R, who purchase 5,000 shares at the price of $89.78 back on May 06 ’25. After this action, Breber Pierre R now owns 13,015 shares of Paccar Inc, valued at $448,900 using the latest closing price.
WALTON MICHAEL K, the VICE PRESIDENT/GENERAL COUNSEL of Paccar Inc, sale 6,000 shares at $106.13 during a trade that took place back on Feb 19 ’25, which means that WALTON MICHAEL K is holding 951 shares at $636,785 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PCAR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.13 for the present operating margin
- 0.18 for the gross margin
The net margin for Paccar Inc stands at 0.11. The total capital return value is set at 0.14. Equity return is now at value 19.90, with 8.36 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 5.81 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -1.02. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.4. The receivables turnover for the company is 14.63for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.76. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.20.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Paccar Inc (PCAR) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. 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.
