Benzinga | Oct 29, 2021 10:58AM EDT

Earnings Outlook For Douglas Dynamics

Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW) is set to give its latest quarterly earnings report on Monday, 2021-11-01. Here's what investors need to know before the announcement.

Analysts estimate that Douglas Dynamics will likely report an Earnings Per Share (EPS) of $0.38

Douglas Dynamics bulls will hope to hear the company to announce they've not only beaten that estimate, but also to provide positive guidance, or forecasted growth, for the next quarter.

New investors should note that it is sometimes not an earnings beat or miss that most affects the price of a stock, but the guidance (or forecast).

Historical Earnings Performance

Last quarter the company beat on EPS by 44.44%, which was followed by a 2.31% drop in the share price the next day.

Here's a look at Douglas Dynamics's past performance and the resulting price change:

Quarter Q2 2021 Q1 2021 Q4 2020 Q3 2020EPS Estimate 0.63 -0.18 0.59 0.34EPS Actual 0.91 0.04 0.78 0.42Price Change % -2.31% -0.4% -0.3% -0.03%

Stock Performance

Shares of Douglas Dynamics were trading at $41.37 as of October 28. Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 23.17%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders are likely bullish going into this earnings release.

To track all upcoming earnings announcements, click here to use Benzinga Earnings Calendar.