What is B. Riley’s Estimate for Ducommun FY2025 Earnings?

Ducommun Incorporated (NYSE:DCO) – B. Riley decreased their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Ducommun in a research note issued to investors on Sunday, October 26th. B. Riley analyst M. Crawford now expects that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $3.52 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $3.56. The consensus estimate for Ducommun’s current full-year earnings is $3.21 per share.

Ducommun (NYSE:DCO) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The aerospace company reported $0.88 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.80 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $202.26 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $199.29 million. Ducommun had a net margin of 5.03% and a return on equity of 7.61%. The firm’s revenue was up 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.52 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on DCO. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $101.00 price objective (up previously from $91.00) on shares of Ducommun in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Ducommun in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Ducommun to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, August 11th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Ducommun from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 25th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on shares of Ducommun from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Ducommun currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $97.50.

Ducommun Stock Performance

Shares of DCO stock opened at $93.23 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $93.62 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $82.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 2.17 and a current ratio of 3.24. Ducommun has a 52 week low of $51.76 and a 52 week high of $101.47. The firm has a market cap of $1.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.45 and a beta of 1.38.

Institutional Trading of Ducommun

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in DCO. GSA Capital Partners LLP grew its position in shares of Ducommun by 40.6% in the first quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 24,653 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $1,431,000 after purchasing an additional 7,123 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Ducommun by 2.5% during the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 146,133 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $8,480,000 after purchasing an additional 3,561 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ducommun during the 2nd quarter valued at about $4,318,000. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Ducommun by 2.5% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 767,398 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $44,532,000 after purchasing an additional 18,436 shares during the period. Finally, EntryPoint Capital LLC acquired a new position in Ducommun in the first quarter valued at $272,000. 92.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Ducommun

Ducommun Incorporated provides engineering and manufacturing services for products and applications used primarily in the aerospace and defense, industrial, medical, and other industries in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Electronic Systems and Structural Systems. The Electronic Systems segment provides cable assemblies and interconnect systems; printed circuit board assemblies; electronic, electromechanical, and mechanical components and assemblies, as well as lightning diversion systems; and radar enclosures, aircraft avionics racks, shipboard communications and control enclosures, printed circuit board assemblies, cable assemblies, wire harnesses, interconnect systems, lightning diversion strips, surge suppressors, conformal shields, and other assemblies.