Wall Street Zen Upgrades Toro (NYSE:TTC) to Buy

Toro (NYSE:TTC) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report issued on Saturday.

TTC has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Zacks Research raised Toro from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Raymond James Financial cut Toro from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised their price target on Toro from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $96.40.

Toro Trading Up 0.5%

NYSE:TTC opened at $99.45 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.78 and a beta of 0.80. Toro has a 52 week low of $62.34 and a 52 week high of $105.18. The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 1.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.75. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $92.79 and a 200 day moving average of $81.56.

Toro (NYSE:TTC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $0.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $1.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1 billion. Toro had a net margin of 7.28% and a return on equity of 29.60%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.65 earnings per share. Toro has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.400-4.600 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Toro will post 4.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Toro

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Toro in the fourth quarter valued at about $215,000. Jump Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Toro during the fourth quarter worth about $756,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Toro by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 125,625 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,889,000 after purchasing an additional 410 shares during the period. Entropy Technologies LP purchased a new stake in Toro in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,664,000. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its position in Toro by 4.4% in the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 258,444 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,345,000 after buying an additional 10,835 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.95% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Toro

Here are the key news stories impacting Toro this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 results beat expectations — Toro reported $0.74 EPS vs. $0.65 expected and revenue of $1.04B vs. ~$1.0B; revenue rose ~4.2% year‑over‑year, and margins/ROE remain healthy. This stronger‑than‑expected quarter is the primary driver behind the stock strength. The Toro Co (TTC) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Highlights
• Neutral Sentiment: FY‑2026 guidance provided — Toro set EPS guidance of $4.40–$4.60 and revenue guidance of $4.6B–$4.8B (consensus ~ $4.50 EPS and $4.7B revenue). Guidance is essentially in line with expectations, which supports the beat but limits upside surprise potential. Press Release / Slide Deck
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst action — Robert W. Baird raised its price target from $100 to $105 while maintaining a “neutral” rating, implying modest upside but no change to recommended stance; this is supportive but not a strong bullish signal. Baird Raises PT to $105
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings materials available — The company released its earnings slide deck and call presentation, which provide more detail on segment performance and strategy for investors reviewing forward drivers and margin assumptions. Q1 Results — Earnings Call Presentation
• Negative Sentiment: Unusual options activity — Large spike in put buying (1,176 puts, ~1,709% above average) signals some investors hedging or betting on downside short‑term volatility; this raises a short‑term risk indicator despite the earnings beat.

About Toro

The Toro Company (NYSE: TTC) specializes in the design, manufacture and marketing of a broad range of outdoor environment equipment for residential, commercial and professional markets. Its product portfolio includes lawn mowers, utility vehicles, snow throwers, irrigation systems and landscape maintenance equipment. Toro’s offerings span walk-behind and ride-on mowers, zero-turn radius mowers, snow blowers, sprinklers, drip irrigation products, spreaders and specialty turf maintenance machines tailored to golf courses, sports fields and municipal parks.

Founded in 1914 and headquartered in Bloomington, Minnesota, Toro has built a century-long legacy of innovation in the grounds-care industry.