How to Buy Oshkosh Stock
Oshkosh Corp
Oshkosh is a agriculture company located in Wisconsin, United States, which is part of the Industrials sector, and is traded under the ticker OSK on the NYSE exchange.
Oshkosh stock last closed at $117.66, down 0.8% from the previous day, and has increased 47.65% in one year. It has overperformed other stocks in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry by 0.33 percentage points. Oshkosh stock is currently +63.21% from its 52-week low of $72.09, and -8.06% from its 52-week high of $127.98.
There are currently 65.58M shares of OSK outstanding. The market cap of OSK is $7.72B. In the last 24 hours, 305,170 OSK shares were traded.
How to Buy Oshkosh Stock
Not sure how to invest in Oshkosh stock? Here's how.
- Choose where to buy Oshkosh stock: You need to choose an online brokerage, but don't worry - we've tried dozens of stock brokerages and apps to help you decide where to buy Oshkosh stock.
- Create your brokerage account: Sign up for 0% commission trading with the highest-rated brokerage we've found.
- Deposit money your brokerage account: Select your method of payment and add your details.
- Evaluate Oshkosh stock: The Oshkosh ticker symbol is OSK. Is Oshkosh stock a good investment? Should you buy shares of OSK? How do OSK's underlying business fundamentals look? Do top analysts think Oshkosh is a good buy? Why has OSK's stock price moved recently? (Hint: Our stock research tools can help you understand if OSK is a good stock to buy).
- Make your OSK buy order: Decide if you will purchase OSK shares at the current market price or use a limit order to purchase OSK shares at a particular price.
- Get the latest scoop on your OSK investment: Create a watchlist to important updates regarding your investment in Oshkosh stock.
Step 1: Choose where to buy Oshkosh stock
You will need a brokerage account in order to access the NYSE market and buy OSK shares.
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Open eToro AccountStep 2: Create your brokerage account
Now that you've picked the best brokerage, you'll need to fill out some personal information so you are able to invest in OSK stock today.
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Step 3: Deposit money your brokerage account
Now that you have filled out your info on the best stock broker app, your next step is to transfer the money for your investment:
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Step 4: Evaluate Oshkosh stock
After you have decided on the best place to buy Oshkosh stock, it's critical to research their stock prior to buying, so you can comprehend the risk as well as the opportunity.
Oshkosh Numbers
Fundamentals of OSK
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You can see all of the due diligence checks on OSK's stock page.
How is OSK stock valued?
You can use many financial metrics, analyses, models, and charts to gauge OSK's fair value.
Using relative valuations measures:
- OSK may be undervalued based on its P/E ratio of 12.86x, relative to Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry P/E ratio of 14.29x
- OSK may be undervalued based on its P/B ratio of 2.08x, relative to Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry P/B ratio of 4.9x
You can access more valuation analysis on OSK's stock here.
OSK Financial Health
Signs that OSK is financially healthy:
- OSK's operating cash flow of $599.60M allows it to safely service it's debt of $772.50M.
- There are more short-term assets than short-term liabilities on the OSK balance sheet.
- OSK earnings of $856.60M is not sufficient to cover its interest payments.
- There are more short-term assets than long-term liabilities on the OSK balance sheet.
- OSK profit margin has gone up from 2.1% to 6.2% in the past year.
Signs that OSK is not financially healthy:
- Total OSK debt is higher than 5 years ago, relative to shareholder equity.
- OSK has a relatively high debt to equity ratio of 1.46.
Is Oshkosh stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell, according to analysts?
Out of 10 sell side analysts who research OSK, the consensus analyst rating on Oshkosh is a Buy
Please keep in mind that analyst ratings are not stock recommendations, nor are they financial advice.
Latest OSK Analyst Forecasts
Timothy Thein, a top 5% analyst from Citigroup maintains OSK with a strong buy rating and raises their OSK price target from $115.00 to $130.00, on Jan 31, 2024.
Jerry Revich, a top 2% analyst from Goldman Sachs maintains OSK with a hold rating and raises their OSK price target from $104.00 to $116.00, on Jan 31, 2024.
Seth Weber, a top 18% analyst from Wells Fargo maintains OSK with a hold rating and raises their OSK price target from $114.00 to $122.00, on Jan 31, 2024.
Angel Castillo, a bottom 10% analyst from Morgan Stanley initiates coverage on OSK with a hold rating and announces their OSK price target of $102.00, on Jan 8, 2024.
Nathan Jones, a top 2% analyst from Stifel Nicolaus maintains OSK with a strong buy rating and raises their OSK price target from $115.00 to $120.00, on Dec 19, 2023.
You can dive deeper into what analysts are forecasting on the Oshkosh stock forecast page.
OSK Technicals
OSK Growth Numbers
Last year, OSK earnings were $598.00M. During the last five year, OSK's earnings have grown by 5% per year. This was slower than the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry average of 19.09%.
Last year, OSK revenue was $9.66B. In the last 5 year, OSK's revenue has grown by 4.04% per year. This was slower than the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry average of 6.46%.
Dive into OSK's earnings and revenue performance here.
Who is buying/selling OSK?
Over the last 12 months, insiders at OSK have bought more shares than they have sold.
John C. Pfeifer, President CEO of OSK, was the latest OSK insider to sell. They sold $212,199.30 worth of OSK stock on Apr 2, 2024.
Get more info about who owns OSK stock here.
Does OSK stock generate passive income?
Oshkosh pays a dividend of 1.44%, compared to the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry's average dividend yield of 2.78%. If you owned $1,000 of OSK stock, you would have been paid $14.36 in the past year.
Oshkosh dividend payments have consistently grown over the past decade and have remained stable.
Find more info about Oshkosh dividend yield and history here.
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Step 5: Make your OSK buy order
There are two main options:
- Market order: A market order is an order to buy or sell a security at the best possible price.
Market orders are generally fine. - Limit order: A limit order allows you to buy or sell a security at a specific price (or better).
If you want to be certain you're buying or selling at an exact price, use a limit order.
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Step 6: Get the latest scoop on your OSK investment
Now that you own some OSK shares, you'll want to keep up with your new company.
Make a watchlist to get the latest updates about your OSK stock.
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How to Buy Stock in Oshkosh
To reiterate, here are the 6 steps to buy stock in Oshkosh:
- Choose where to buy Oshkosh stock
- Create your brokerage account
- Deposit money your brokerage account
- Evaluate Oshkosh stock
- Make your OSK buy order
- Get the latest scoop on your OSK investment
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