Zacks Research Issues Positive Outlook for PACCAR Earnings

PACCAR Inc (NASDAQ:PCAR) – Zacks Research increased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of PACCAR in a report released on Monday, November 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Singhi now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.96 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.95. The consensus estimate for PACCAR’s current full-year earnings is $7.98 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for PACCAR’s Q3 2026 earnings at $2.24 EPS.

PCAR has been the topic of several other research reports. Truist Financial lifted their target price on shares of PACCAR from $103.00 to $107.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Evercore ISI upgraded shares of PACCAR from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $99.00 to $129.00 in a report on Wednesday. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of PACCAR to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of PACCAR from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 24th. Finally, Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of PACCAR from $100.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $116.55.

PACCAR Stock Up 0.3 %

Shares of PCAR opened at $116.80 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $61.24 billion, a PE ratio of 13.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 0.89. The company’s fifty day moving average is $102.77 and its two-hundred day moving average is $102.65. PACCAR has a fifty-two week low of $88.97 and a fifty-two week high of $125.50. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54.

PACCAR (NASDAQ:PCAR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.85 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.82 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $8.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.66 billion. PACCAR had a net margin of 13.51% and a return on equity of 27.24%. PACCAR’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $2.34 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On PACCAR

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Security National Bank lifted its position in PACCAR by 4.2% in the 2nd quarter. Security National Bank now owns 2,328 shares of the company’s stock worth $240,000 after buying an additional 93 shares in the last quarter. Brookstone Capital Management raised its holdings in shares of PACCAR by 4.1% during the 2nd quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 2,366 shares of the company’s stock valued at $258,000 after purchasing an additional 94 shares in the last quarter. CVA Family Office LLC raised its holdings in shares of PACCAR by 13.3% during the 3rd quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 827 shares of the company’s stock valued at $82,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares in the last quarter. Omnia Family Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of PACCAR by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. Omnia Family Wealth LLC now owns 3,993 shares of the company’s stock valued at $394,000 after purchasing an additional 98 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Grove Bank & Trust raised its holdings in shares of PACCAR by 28.4% during the 3rd quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 466 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.90% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at PACCAR

In other news, CEO R Preston Feight sold 27,191 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.52, for a total transaction of $2,814,812.32. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 171,776 shares in the company, valued at $17,782,251.52. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In other PACCAR news, CEO R Preston Feight sold 27,191 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.52, for a total value of $2,814,812.32. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 171,776 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,782,251.52. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Harrie Schippers sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $106.93, for a total transaction of $2,138,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 105,558 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,287,316.94. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 60,315 shares of company stock valued at $6,358,552 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 2.02% of the company’s stock.

PACCAR Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 4th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.03%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 13th. PACCAR’s dividend payout ratio is presently 13.41%.

About PACCAR

PACCAR Inc designs, manufactures, and distributes light, medium, and heavy-duty commercial trucks in the United States, Canada, Europe, Mexico, South America, Australia, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Truck, Parts, and Financial Services. The Truck segment designs, manufactures, and distributes trucks for the over-the-road and off-highway hauling of commercial and consumer goods.