Zacks Research Has Negative Outlook of Terex Q3 Earnings

Terex Corporation (NYSE:TEX) – Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Terex in a research note issued on Friday, October 17th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $1.20 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.33. The consensus estimate for Terex’s current full-year earnings is $4.83 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Terex’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.57 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.54 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.31 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.38 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.73 EPS.

Terex (NYSE:TEX) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The industrial products company reported $1.49 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.44 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $1.49 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.46 billion. Terex had a return on equity of 15.95% and a net margin of 3.46%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $2.16 earnings per share. Terex has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.700-5.100 EPS.

TEX has been the subject of a number of other reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded Terex from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday. Citigroup lifted their target price on Terex from $55.00 to $58.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 23rd. UBS Group lifted their target price on Terex from $48.00 to $52.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Terex in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $62.00 target price on Terex in a research note on Monday, August 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $54.67.

Terex Stock Performance

Shares of TEX stock opened at $55.03 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 2.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.31. The business has a 50 day moving average of $52.10 and a two-hundred day moving average of $47.21. Terex has a 52 week low of $31.53 and a 52 week high of $58.66. The company has a market cap of $3.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.53, a PEG ratio of 5.58 and a beta of 1.66.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Terex

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its holdings in Terex by 22.0% during the second quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,104 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $52,000 after purchasing an additional 199 shares in the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp raised its holdings in Terex by 3.1% during the second quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 7,497 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $350,000 after purchasing an additional 225 shares in the last quarter. Rise Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Terex by 65.3% during the second quarter. Rise Advisors LLC now owns 610 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 241 shares in the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its holdings in Terex by 56.4% during the second quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 718 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 259 shares in the last quarter. Finally, California State Teachers Retirement System raised its holdings in Terex by 0.5% during the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 61,731 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,882,000 after purchasing an additional 287 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 92.88% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Scott Posner sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.50, for a total transaction of $252,500.00. Following the sale, the vice president owned 70,308 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,550,554. The trade was a 6.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Terex Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 10th will be given a dividend of $0.17 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 10th. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Terex’s payout ratio is currently 25.37%.

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.