What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for PACCAR Q2 Earnings?

PACCAR Inc (NASDAQ:PCAR) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of PACCAR in a research note issued to investors on Monday, February 10th. Zacks Research analyst R. Singhi now forecasts that the company will earn $1.90 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.97. The consensus estimate for PACCAR’s current full-year earnings is $7.60 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for PACCAR’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.01 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.97 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.28 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.68 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.16 EPS.

PACCAR (NASDAQ:PCAR) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The company reported $1.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.70 by ($0.04). PACCAR had a net margin of 12.36% and a return on equity of 23.53%.

A number of other analysts also recently weighed in on PCAR. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on PACCAR from $135.00 to $126.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Bank of America raised shares of PACCAR from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $116.00 to $121.50 in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and set a $119.00 target price on shares of PACCAR in a report on Monday, November 4th. Citigroup lowered their price target on shares of PACCAR from $125.00 to $115.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, BNP Paribas raised PACCAR to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, PACCAR currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $121.95.

PACCAR Stock Down 0.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ:PCAR opened at $106.09 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a current ratio of 1.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $55.62 billion, a PE ratio of 13.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 0.92. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $109.08 and a 200 day moving average of $104.75. PACCAR has a 52-week low of $90.04 and a 52-week high of $125.50.

PACCAR Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 8th. Investors of record on Friday, December 20th were paid a $3.00 dividend. This is a positive change from PACCAR’s previous dividend of $0.89. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th. PACCAR’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 15.17%.

Insider Activity at PACCAR

In related news, CEO R Preston Feight sold 25,200 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.98, for a total value of $2,796,696.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 206,129 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $22,876,196.42. This represents a 10.89 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, VP Todd R. Hubbard sold 2,000 shares of PACCAR stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $112.05, for a total value of $224,100.00. Following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 5,463 shares in the company, valued at approximately $612,129.15. The trade was a 26.80 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 130,871 shares of company stock worth $14,586,333 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 2.02% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. UniSuper Management Pty Ltd raised its holdings in PACCAR by 17.6% in the fourth quarter. UniSuper Management Pty Ltd now owns 38,955 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,052,000 after purchasing an additional 5,838 shares in the last quarter. Sava Infond d.o.o. bought a new stake in shares of PACCAR during the 4th quarter valued at $263,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in shares of PACCAR by 12.1% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,941,495 shares of the company’s stock worth $409,994,000 after buying an additional 426,311 shares during the period. WINTON GROUP Ltd bought a new position in shares of PACCAR in the 4th quarter worth about $1,035,000. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its position in PACCAR by 4.9% during the 4th quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 860,827 shares of the company’s stock valued at $90,301,000 after acquiring an additional 40,094 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.90% of the company’s stock.

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.