An Evaluation Of Paccar Inc (NASDAQ: PCAR) Prospects

After Hours

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Stocks Info

PCAR belongs to the Industrials sector of the NASDAQ while operating in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry. The current market capitalization of Paccar Inc is $49.52B. A total of 1.97 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 3.33M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Breber Pierre R bought 5,000 shares of PCAR for 89.78 per share on May 06 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 13,015 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 19 ’25, WALTON MICHAEL K sold 6,000 shares at 106.13 per share. PCAR shares that VICE PRESIDENT/GENERAL COUNSEL owns now total 951.

Among the insiders who bought shares, WALTON MICHAEL K acquired of 6,000 shares on Feb 19 ’25 at a per-share price of $106.13. In another insider transaction, SCHIPPERS HARRIE sold 28,676 shares at $105.97 per share on Feb 18 ’25. Company shares held by the PRESIDENT & CFO now total 114,659.

Dividend

Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Paccar Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.24, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.32%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 14.31. PCAR’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.46% when it declared a $0.33 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 5/14/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 2/12/2025 with an ex-dividend date of 1%. The PCAR stock dividend was $0.33 per share in cash.

While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, PCAR has a high of $115.49 and a low of $84.65.

As of this writing, PCAR has an earnings estimate of $1.37 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 7.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.62 per share and a lower estimate of $1.26.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. PCAR’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $4.99B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $10.43B in debt and $8.10B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $34.33, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $11.59B.

Analysts Opinion

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for PCAR is Buy with a score of 3.25.

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