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Here's Why You Should Add PACCAR (PCAR) to Your Portfolio Now
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PACCAR Inc. (PCAR - Free Report) has been performing well of late. With a market capitalization of around $23.5 billion, the company’s stock has witnessed 6.1% rise over the past year, outperforming the industry’s decline of 2.5%.
PACCAR has a VGM score of A and long-term growth rate of 10.8%. Moreover, it has outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate in all of the trailing four quarters, with a positive average earnings surprise of 8%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for both the current quarter and the current year has moved up 4.9% and 5.5%, respectively, over the past month. With strong fundamentals and robust long-term growth opportunities, this stock can be a solid bet.
At the end of the last month, the company reported second-quarter 2018 earnings and revenues. In the reported quarter, PACCAR’s adjusted earnings of $1.59 per share have driven past the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Further, net sales surpassed the same. Results were aided by robust global truck deliveries and parts sales. Class 8 truck industry orders increased 111% in the first six months of 2018 on a year-over-year basis. This indicates a robust economy and strong freight demand. The company anticipates 2018 Class 8 truck industry retail sales for the U.S. and Canada to be 265,000-285,000 vehicles.
PACCAR follows an active capital-deployment policy, including regular dividend payments. In fact, the company paid dividends every year since 1941. In May 2018, the company raised its quarterly cash dividend by 12% to 28 cents per share from the previous payout of 25 cents. Subsequently, in July 2018, the company announced the same dividend payout for the second quarter.
Zacks Rank & Other Key Picks
PACCAR currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). A few other top-ranked stocks in the auto space are Fox Factory Holding Corporation (FOXF - Free Report) , Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (HMC - Free Report) and AB Volvo (VLVLY - Free Report) . While Fox Factory sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), both Honda and Volvo carry a Zacks Rank of 2. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Fox Factory has an expected long-term growth rate of 16.8%. Over a year, shares of the company have gained 68.6%.
Honda has an expected long-term growth rate of 3%. Shares of the company have risen 8.9% in the past year.
AB Volvo has an expected long-term growth rate of 15%. Over the past two years, shares of the company have gained 52.2%.
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Here's Why You Should Add PACCAR (PCAR) to Your Portfolio Now
PACCAR Inc. (PCAR - Free Report) has been performing well of late. With a market capitalization of around $23.5 billion, the company’s stock has witnessed 6.1% rise over the past year, outperforming the industry’s decline of 2.5%.
PACCAR has a VGM score of A and long-term growth rate of 10.8%. Moreover, it has outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate in all of the trailing four quarters, with a positive average earnings surprise of 8%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for both the current quarter and the current year has moved up 4.9% and 5.5%, respectively, over the past month. With strong fundamentals and robust long-term growth opportunities, this stock can be a solid bet.
At the end of the last month, the company reported second-quarter 2018 earnings and revenues. In the reported quarter, PACCAR’s adjusted earnings of $1.59 per share have driven past the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Further, net sales surpassed the same. Results were aided by robust global truck deliveries and parts sales. Class 8 truck industry orders increased 111% in the first six months of 2018 on a year-over-year basis. This indicates a robust economy and strong freight demand. The company anticipates 2018 Class 8 truck industry retail sales for the U.S. and Canada to be 265,000-285,000 vehicles.
PACCAR follows an active capital-deployment policy, including regular dividend payments. In fact, the company paid dividends every year since 1941. In May 2018, the company raised its quarterly cash dividend by 12% to 28 cents per share from the previous payout of 25 cents. Subsequently, in July 2018, the company announced the same dividend payout for the second quarter.
Zacks Rank & Other Key Picks
PACCAR currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). A few other top-ranked stocks in the auto space are Fox Factory Holding Corporation (FOXF - Free Report) , Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (HMC - Free Report) and AB Volvo (VLVLY - Free Report) . While Fox Factory sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), both Honda and Volvo carry a Zacks Rank of 2. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Fox Factory has an expected long-term growth rate of 16.8%. Over a year, shares of the company have gained 68.6%.
Honda has an expected long-term growth rate of 3%. Shares of the company have risen 8.9% in the past year.
AB Volvo has an expected long-term growth rate of 15%. Over the past two years, shares of the company have gained 52.2%.
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