Zacks Research Comments on Terex’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:TEX)

Terex Co. (NYSE:TEX) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Terex in a research note issued on Thursday, February 27th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $1.54 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.63. The consensus estimate for Terex’s current full-year earnings is $4.83 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Terex’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.55 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.15 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.69 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.65 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.25 EPS.

Terex (NYSE:TEX) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The industrial products company reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.76 by $0.01. Terex had a net margin of 6.54% and a return on equity of 21.99%. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.88 earnings per share.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Truist Financial decreased their target price on shares of Terex from $65.00 to $58.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 19th. StockNews.com cut shares of Terex from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of Terex from $57.00 to $48.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of Terex from $59.00 to $52.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Terex from $60.00 to $52.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $56.11.

Terex Stock Performance

Shares of TEX opened at $37.74 on Monday. Terex has a one year low of $36.15 and a one year high of $68.08. The company has a 50-day moving average of $45.51 and a two-hundred day moving average of $50.25. The stock has a market cap of $2.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.61, a PEG ratio of 4.53 and a beta of 1.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41, a current ratio of 2.16 and a quick ratio of 1.09.

Terex Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Investors of record on Friday, March 7th will be given a dividend of $0.17 per share. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.80%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 7th. Terex’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 13.71%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Simon Meester sold 9,877 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.14, for a total transaction of $505,109.78. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 127,858 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,538,658.12. The trade was a 7.17 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director David A. Sachs purchased 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 13th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $49.75 per share, for a total transaction of $995,000.00. Following the purchase, the director now directly owns 137,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,840,625. This represents a 17.02 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Terex

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. FMR LLC boosted its stake in Terex by 17.0% during the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 8,782,287 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $405,917,000 after buying an additional 1,272,920 shares in the last quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in Terex by 94.8% during the fourth quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,150,673 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $99,404,000 after buying an additional 1,046,600 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of Terex by 43.2% in the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,930,923 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $89,247,000 after purchasing an additional 582,819 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Terex by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 1,890,625 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $87,385,000 after purchasing an additional 41,685 shares in the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Terex by 8.4% in the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,741,206 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $80,479,000 after purchasing an additional 135,286 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.88% of the company’s stock.

About Terex

Terex Corporation manufactures and sells aerial work platforms and materials processing machinery worldwide. It operates in two segments, Materials Processing (MP) and Aerial Work Platforms (AWP). The MP segment designs, manufactures, services, and markets materials processing and specialty equipment, includes crushers, washing systems, screens, trommels, apron feeders, material handlers, pick and carry cranes, rough terrain cranes, tower cranes, wood processing, biomass and recycling equipment, concrete mixer trucks and concrete pavers, conveyors, and related components and replacement parts under the Terex, Powerscreen, Fuchs, EvoQuip, Canica, Cedarapids, CBI, Simplicity, Franna, Terex Ecotec, Finlay, ProAll, ZenRobotics, Terex Washing Systems, Terex MPS, Terex Jaques, Terex Advance, ProStack, Terex Bid-Well, MDS, and Terex Recycling Systems brands.