Investors never know what to expect for Lindsay
What analysts say:
- Buy, sell, or hold?: Analysts think investors should stand pat on Lindsay, with six out of eight analysts rating it a hold. Analysts don't like Lindsay as much as competitor Alamo Group overall. One out of one analysts rates Alamo Group a buy compared to two out of eight for Lindsay. While analysts still rate the stock a hold, they are a little more optimistic about it compared to three months ago.
- Revenue forecasts: On average, analysts predict $129.9 million in revenue this quarter. That would represent a rise of 8.1% from the year-ago quarter.
- Wall Street earnings expectations: The average analyst estimate is earnings of $0.83 per share. Estimates range from $0.62 to $0.99.
What our community says:
CAPS All-Stars are in strong support of the stock, with 92.9% giving it an outperform rating. Most of the community is in line with the All-Stars, with 91.2% assigning it a rating of outperform. Lindsay has a bullish CAPS rating of five out of five stars that is about on par with the Fool community assessment.
Management:
Lindsay's profit has risen year over year by an average of 50.3% over the past five quarters.
Quarter | Q1 | Q4 | Q3 | Q2 |
Gross Margin | 25.4% | 25.9% | 27% | 28.3% |
Operating Margin | 4.3% | 8.4% | 15.1% | 14.2% |
Net Margin | 2.5% | 5.1% | 10.0% | 9.4% |
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