Northland Securities Comments on PHINIA Q1 Earnings

PHINIA Inc. (NYSE:PHIN) – Analysts at Northland Securities issued their Q1 2027 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for PHINIA in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, March 6th. Northland Securities analyst B. Brooks forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.29 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for PHINIA’s current full-year earnings is $4.21 per share. Northland Securities also issued estimates for PHINIA’s Q2 2027 earnings at $1.88 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.15 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $1.74 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.06 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on PHIN. Zacks Research raised PHINIA from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 31st. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $76.00 price objective on shares of PHINIA in a report on Friday, February 13th. Wall Street Zen raised PHINIA from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Sunday, February 22nd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of PHINIA in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Freedom Capital lowered shares of PHINIA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $66.33.

PHINIA Stock Performance

PHINIA stock opened at $66.40 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $70.98 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $61.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 1.86 and a quick ratio of 1.36. PHINIA has a 12 month low of $36.25 and a 12 month high of $81.11. The company has a market cap of $2.52 billion, a PE ratio of 20.43 and a beta of 1.36.

PHINIA (NYSE:PHIN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.35 by ($0.17). PHINIA had a return on equity of 12.56% and a net margin of 3.73%.The firm had revenue of $889.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $843.59 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.71 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 6.7% on a year-over-year basis.

PHINIA Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 6th will be issued a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 6th. This is a positive change from PHINIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. PHINIA’s payout ratio is presently 36.92%.

Insider Activity at PHINIA

In related news, VP Neil Fryer sold 624 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.75, for a total value of $45,396.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 18,180 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,322,595. This represents a 3.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP Christopher Gustanski sold 3,812 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.73, for a total transaction of $277,246.76. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 14,871 shares in the company, valued at $1,081,567.83. This trade represents a 20.40% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in PHIN. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its stake in PHINIA by 464.8% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 75,745 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,214,000 after purchasing an additional 62,333 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of PHINIA by 62.3% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 22,343 shares of the company’s stock worth $938,000 after buying an additional 8,576 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of PHINIA by 4.6% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 24,891 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,056,000 after buying an additional 1,093 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of PHINIA by 6.4% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 977,177 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,462,000 after buying an additional 58,875 shares during the period. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its stake in PHINIA by 7.4% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 94,270 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,000,000 after buying an additional 6,478 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.94% of the company’s stock.

PHINIA Company Profile

PHINIA Inc engages in the development, design, and manufacture of integrated components and systems that optimize performance, increase efficiency, and reduce emissions in combustion and hybrid propulsion for commercial and light vehicles, and industrial applications. The company operates through Fuel Systems and Aftermarket segments. The Fuel Systems segment provides advanced fuel injection systems, including pumps, injectors, fuel rail assemblies, and engine control modules; fuel delivery modules; canisters; sensors; and electronic control modules.