Q3 EPS Forecast for NWPX Infrastructure Lifted by Analyst

NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. (NASDAQ:NWPX) – Sidoti boosted their Q3 2026 earnings estimates for shares of NWPX Infrastructure in a report issued on Friday, May 1st. Sidoti analyst J. Romero now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $1.54 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.28. The consensus estimate for NWPX Infrastructure’s current full-year earnings is $4.45 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for NWPX Infrastructure’s FY2026 earnings at $5.09 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.89 EPS.

NWPX Infrastructure (NASDAQ:NWPX) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The industrial products company reported $1.08 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.40. The firm had revenue of $138.25 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $125.10 million. NWPX Infrastructure had a net margin of 7.66% and a return on equity of 10.80%.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of NWPX Infrastructure from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. DA Davidson lifted their price objective on shares of NWPX Infrastructure from $70.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Weiss Ratings raised shares of NWPX Infrastructure from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Zacks Research cut shares of NWPX Infrastructure from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, NWPX Infrastructure presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $90.00.

NWPX Infrastructure Stock Performance

Shares of NWPX opened at $106.64 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $79.18 and its 200-day moving average is $68.64. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.92, a P/E/G ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a current ratio of 2.68 and a quick ratio of 2.06. NWPX Infrastructure has a 12-month low of $36.97 and a 12-month high of $108.16.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Illumine Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of NWPX Infrastructure by 1.2% in the third quarter. Illumine Investment Management LLC now owns 18,330 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $970,000 after acquiring an additional 219 shares in the last quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP increased its position in shares of NWPX Infrastructure by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP now owns 7,082 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $443,000 after acquiring an additional 245 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC increased its position in shares of NWPX Infrastructure by 75.8% in the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 582 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 251 shares in the last quarter. Simplex Trading LLC increased its position in shares of NWPX Infrastructure by 193.9% in the fourth quarter. Simplex Trading LLC now owns 485 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 320 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rhumbline Advisers increased its position in shares of NWPX Infrastructure by 2.6% in the third quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 14,547 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $770,000 after acquiring an additional 367 shares in the last quarter. 80.63% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at NWPX Infrastructure

In other news, EVP Miles Brittain sold 4,000 shares of NWPX Infrastructure stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.01, for a total value of $284,040.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 23,306 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,654,959.06. This trade represents a 14.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Amanda Julian sold 3,473 shares of NWPX Infrastructure stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $71.98, for a total transaction of $249,986.54. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 10,417 shares in the company, valued at approximately $749,815.66. This trade represents a 25.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 20,273 shares of company stock worth $1,490,019. 3.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

NWPX Infrastructure Company Profile

Northwest Pipe Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and supply of water-related infrastructure products in North America. It operates in two segments, Engineered Steel Pressure Pipe (SPP) and Precast Infrastructure and Engineered Systems (Precast). The SPP segment offers large-diameter and high-pressure steel pipeline systems for use in water infrastructure applications, which are primarily related to drinking water systems. Its products are also used for hydroelectric power systems, wastewater systems, seismic resiliency, and other applications.