B. Riley Has Pessimistic Outlook of Ducommun FY2026 Earnings

Ducommun Incorporated (NYSE:DCO) – Research analysts at B. Riley cut their FY2026 earnings estimates for Ducommun in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, May 7th. B. Riley analyst M. Crawford now anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings of $4.02 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $4.16. B. Riley currently has a “Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Ducommun’s current full-year earnings is $3.21 per share.

DCO has been the topic of several other research reports. StockNews.com raised shares of Ducommun from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Truist Financial set a $76.00 price objective on shares of Ducommun in a research report on Wednesday. Four analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $76.00.

Ducommun Price Performance

Shares of NYSE DCO opened at $65.21 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $58.01 and its two-hundred day moving average is $62.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 3.21 and a quick ratio of 2.16. The company has a market cap of $969.22 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.77 and a beta of 1.30. Ducommun has a 1-year low of $51.76 and a 1-year high of $70.50.

Ducommun (NYSE:DCO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 6th. The aerospace company reported $0.83 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.63 by $0.20. The business had revenue of $194.11 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $192.30 million. Ducommun had a return on equity of 7.40% and a net margin of 3.82%. The company’s revenue was up 1.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.70 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ducommun

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Sterling Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Ducommun by 804.2% during the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 434 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 386 shares in the last quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Ducommun by 833.3% in the fourth quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 728 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $46,000 after acquiring an additional 650 shares during the last quarter. Virtus Fund Advisers LLC acquired a new position in Ducommun in the fourth quarter valued at $78,000. US Bancorp DE grew its holdings in shares of Ducommun by 49.9% during the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,327 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $84,000 after purchasing an additional 442 shares during the last quarter. Finally, R Squared Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Ducommun during the fourth quarter worth about $87,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.15% of the company’s stock.

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.