** WD-40 Company shares down 3% on thin premarket volume to $256 after quarterly earnings and full-year earnings forecast miss estimates ** San-Diego-based household products maker late Thurs posted fiscal Q4 adj EPS of $1.23, compared to $1.21 a yr ago, and said sees 2025 adj EPS of $5.20-$5.45
** Avg estimate among 2 analysts called for Q4 earnings of $1.34 and earnings of $5.68 for 2025
** However, Q4 sales grew 11% y/y to ~$156 mln, topping estimate by $7 mln
** D.A. Davidson, which rates WDFC 'buy', raises PT from $303 to $322
** Through Thurs, stock up ~11% YTD
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own) ((lance.tupper@thomsonreuters.com lance.tupper@tr.com 1-646-279-6380))
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