Shyft Shares Shoot Higher After 2Q Results Bring Bullish Sentiments

Dow Jones07-30

By Dean Seal

 

Shares of Shyft Group jumped after the company's strong second-quarter earnings turned D.A. Davidson analysts bullish on the stock.

The stock was up 13% at $15.63 in premarket trading. Shares have now gained 28% since the start of the year.

The specialty vehicle maker's shares were rising last week after it reported higher-than-expected quarterly earnings. The rally was extended after Davidson analysts said Monday morning that Shyft could be entering a long and rapid growth phase in its vocational trucks business.

The analysts said super duty chassis production in the first half of the year reached its highest level since 2007, which could translate to strong trends in Shyft's near future.

The company's acquisition of ITU, a Midwest-based vocational-truck upfitter, is also looking like a potential home run, the Davidson analysts said.

They note too that Shyft's more challenged end-markets appear to be bottoming. The analysts upgraded the stock to a buy rating and set a new price target of $18, up from $12.

 

Write to Dean Seal at dean.seal@wsj.com

 

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July 29, 2024 13:29 ET (17:29 GMT)

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