Toro Company (The) (NYSE:TTC) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

Toro Company (The) (NYSE:TTC) has received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the six ratings firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $101.6667.

Several research firms recently weighed in on TTC. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Toro from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. DA Davidson reduced their price target on shares of Toro from $117.00 to $115.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Robert W. Baird lowered their price objective on shares of Toro from $105.00 to $100.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, June 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Toro from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th.

Toro Stock Up 1.2%

NYSE:TTC opened at $93.45 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 1.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72. Toro has a 12-month low of $67.64 and a 12-month high of $105.18. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $96.21 and its 200-day simple moving average is $94.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.99 and a beta of 0.70.

Toro (NYSE:TTC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 3rd. The company reported $1.33 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.31 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.23 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.19 billion. Toro had a return on equity of 31.86% and a net margin of 7.64%.The firm’s revenue was up 8.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.24 earnings per share. Toro has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.600-4.650 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Toro will post 4.63 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Toro

In other Toro news, VP Kurt D. Svendsen sold 6,600 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $93.09, for a total value of $614,394.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 12,166 shares in the company, valued at $1,132,532.94. This represents a 35.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Gary Ellis sold 4,951 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.91, for a total value of $455,046.41. Following the sale, the director directly owned 35,297 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,244,147.27. This represents a 12.30% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 12,934 shares of company stock valued at $1,204,933. Company insiders own 1.88% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its holdings in shares of Toro by 9,394.1% in the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 10,923,412 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,064,159,000 after buying an additional 10,808,357 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its stake in Toro by 37.4% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 456,861 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,237,000 after purchasing an additional 124,373 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its stake in Toro by 4.4% in the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 258,444 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,345,000 after purchasing an additional 10,835 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LP increased its holdings in Toro by 1,063.5% during the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP now owns 187,982 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,314,000 after purchasing an additional 171,826 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its holdings in Toro by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 125,625 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,889,000 after purchasing an additional 410 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.95% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Toro

Here are the key news stories impacting Toro this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Toro reported fiscal Q3 revenue of $1.23 billion, up 8.4% year over year and above the $1.19 billion consensus estimate. Adjusted earnings of $1.33 per share also exceeded analyst expectations and rose from $1.24 a year earlier. Toro Tops Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: The company raised fiscal 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to $4.60-$4.65, from $4.50-$4.62, and increased its revenue-growth outlook to 6.3%-6.6%. The new earnings range is broadly in line with the $4.61 consensus estimate. Toro Reports Higher Earnings and Raises FY26 Outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Growth was broad-based, with Professional segment sales increasing 8.8% and Residential segment sales rising 8.6%. Gross margin improved to 34.1% from 33.7%, while Toro returned $110 million to shareholders during the quarter.
• Positive Sentiment: DA Davidson maintained a Buy rating and reduced its price target modestly to $115 from $117, still implying substantial upside from the referenced trading level.
• Neutral Sentiment: Although earnings and revenue beat estimates, reported GAAP diluted EPS was $0.81, reflecting the impact of items that distinguish it from the $1.33 adjusted EPS figure highlighted in market coverage. Toro Fiscal 2026 EPS Guidance
• Negative Sentiment: Insider activity was heavily weighted toward selling, including a substantial sale by Chairman and CEO Richard Olson. This may raise caution about management’s view of near-term valuation, despite the stronger operating results.

About Toro

The Toro Company (NYSE: TTC) specializes in the design, manufacture and marketing of a broad range of outdoor environment equipment for residential, commercial and professional markets. Its product portfolio includes lawn mowers, utility vehicles, snow throwers, irrigation systems and landscape maintenance equipment. Toro’s offerings span walk-behind and ride-on mowers, zero-turn radius mowers, snow blowers, sprinklers, drip irrigation products, spreaders and specialty turf maintenance machines tailored to golf courses, sports fields and municipal parks.

Founded in 1914 and headquartered in Bloomington, Minnesota, Toro has built a century-long legacy of innovation in the grounds-care industry.