WD-40WDFC
WDFC
About: WD-40 Co manufactures and sells lubricants and cleaning products. The firm's product categories include maintenance and cleaning products. Maintenance products include the WD-40 signature brand aerosol spray lubricant as well as degreasers, rust removers, and bicycle maintenance products. Cleaning products include toilet cleaners, carpet stain removers and deodorizers, and heavy-duty hand soaps used to clean grease. The company organizes itself into three segments based on geography: Americas, Europe/Middle East/Africa, and Asia-Pacific. The majority of the company's revenue comes from the Americas segment, which includes the United States, Canada, and Latin America.
Employees: 644
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Funds holding %
of 7,363 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
81% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $9.71M | Put options by funds: $5.36M
34% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 35
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 363 [Q3] → 367 (+4) [Q4]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q3] → 2 (+0) [Q4]
6% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 115 | Existing positions reduced: 122
1.33% less ownership
Funds ownership: 91.6% [Q3] → 90.27% (-1.33%) [Q4]
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.16B [Q3] → $2.96B (-$201M) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$322
30%
upside
Avg. target
$322
30%
upside
High target
$322
30%
upside
1 analyst rating
1 positive
100%
0 neutral
0%
0 negative
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DA Davidson Linda Bolton Weiser 35% 1-year accuracy 38 / 108 met price target | 30%upside $322 | Buy Maintained | 27 Jan 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
WD-40: After The Correction, Old Faithful Is In A Buy Zone
WD-40 Company stock has pulled back, presenting a buying opportunity in the $225 to $200 range for long-term investment and dividend growth. Short-term traders may be interested here too. The company reported strong fiscal Q1 results with a 9.3% revenue increase and improved margins, despite recent market weakness. Regional sales growth was robust in the Americas and EIMEA, with slight declines in Asia-Pacific, but overall demand remains strong.
Negative
The Motley Fool
1 month ago
Why WD-40 Stock Dropped 6% After Earnings
WD-40 (WDFC -6.75%) stock fell 6.3% through 11:30 a.m. ET Monday despite the company beating forecasts in its fiscal Q1 2025 earnings report, released after close of trading last Friday.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
11 Upcoming Dividend Increases, Including A Dividend King
Hormel Foods extends its 52-year dividend streak with a 2.6% increase; the group averages a 5.9% increase, median 5.8%. My strategy focuses on buying, holding, and adding to companies with consistent dividend growth and outperforming benchmarks. I use data from the "U.S. Dividend Champions" spreadsheet and NASDAQ to identify companies with at least five years of dividend growth.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
WD-40 Company (WDFC) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
WD-40 Company (NASDAQ:WDFC ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call January 10, 2025 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Wendy Kelley - VP, Stakeholder & Investor Engagement Steve Brass - President & CEO Sara Hyzer - VP, Finance & CFO Conference Call Participants Daniel Rizzo - Jefferies Linda Bolton-Weiser - D.A. Davidson Operator Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
WD-40 Company Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WD-40 Company (NASDAQ:WDFC), a global marketing organization dedicated to creating positive lasting memories by developing and selling products that solve problems in workshops, factories and homes around the world, today reported financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2024. First Quarter Highlights and Summary: Total net sales were $153.5 million, an increase of 9 percent compared to the prior year fiscal quarter. Translation of the Compan.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 months ago
WD-40 Company Reschedules Q1 FY25 Earnings Conference Call
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WD-40 Company (NASDAQ: WDFC) today announced that it has rescheduled its Q1 FY25 earnings conference call. The call, originally scheduled for January 9, 2025, will now take place on January 10, 2025, at 2:00 PM PST. This change follows the recent announcement of the stock market closure on the original scheduled date. A live webcast of the earnings conference call will be available on the Company's investor relations website at http://investor.wd40company.com. The we.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 months ago
WD-40 Company Announces Board Changes
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WD-40 Company (NASDAQ:WDFC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Eric P. Etchart as non-executive chairman of the board of directors, effective today. Mr. Etchart succeeds Gregory A. Sandfort as chairman, who retired from the board following today's 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Mr. Etchart will continue to serve on the Corporate Governance Committee and Finance Committee. Mr. Etchart joined the board of directors in 2016, bringing extensive experience in.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 months ago
WD-40 Company Increases Quarterly Dividend and Schedules First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WD-40 Company (NASDAQ:WDFC) today announced that its board of directors declared on Wednesday, December 11, 2024 a quarterly dividend of $0.94 per share reflecting an increase of 7 percent compared to the previous quarter's dividend. The quarterly dividend is payable January 31, 2025 to stockholders of record at the close of business on January 17, 2025. The Company also announced that it has scheduled its first quarter 2025 earnings conference call for Thursday, Jan.
Neutral
Business Wire
3 months ago
WD-40 Company Announces 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WD-40 Company (NASDAQ:WDFC), a global marketing organization dedicated to creating positive lasting memories by developing and selling products that solve problems in workshops, factories, and homes around the world, announced today that its annual meeting of stockholders will take place on Thursday, December 12, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. PST. To expand access to all stockholders, this year's annual meeting will be conducted virtually. There will be no physical location fo.
Positive
MarketBeat
4 months ago
WD-40 Company Gears Up for a Double-Digit Stock Advance
WD-40 Company's NASDAQ: WDFC results gave the market reason to pause, but the pause is over, and higher price points lie ahead. The critical takeaway is that this company is growing, investing in new opportunities, and driving sufficient cash flow to sustain a robust balance sheet and healthy capital returns.
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