HC Wainwright Has Optimistic Outlook of WPRT Q4 Earnings

Westport Fuel Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:WPRT) (TSE:WPRT) – Analysts at HC Wainwright boosted their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Westport Fuel Systems in a research report issued on Wednesday, November 12th. HC Wainwright analyst A. Dayal now expects that the auto parts company will post earnings of ($0.56) per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of ($0.72). HC Wainwright currently has a “Buy” rating and a $7.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Westport Fuel Systems’ current full-year earnings is ($1.69) per share. HC Wainwright also issued estimates for Westport Fuel Systems’ FY2026 earnings at ($1.18) EPS, FY2027 earnings at ($0.86) EPS, FY2028 earnings at ($0.39) EPS and FY2029 earnings at ($0.33) EPS.

Westport Fuel Systems (NASDAQ:WPRT) (TSE:WPRT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 10th. The auto parts company reported ($0.60) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.89) by $0.29. Westport Fuel Systems had a negative return on equity of 16.12% and a negative net margin of 16.85%.The business had revenue of $1.62 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.12 million.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on WPRT. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Westport Fuel Systems in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price objective on shares of Westport Fuel Systems from $3.00 to $2.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Westport Fuel Systems currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $6.60.

Westport Fuel Systems Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:WPRT traded down $0.03 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $1.68. The stock had a trading volume of 12,973 shares, compared to its average volume of 39,567. Westport Fuel Systems has a 1 year low of $1.67 and a 1 year high of $4.81. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 1.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $2.17 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $2.80. The company has a market capitalization of $29.17 million, a PE ratio of -0.57 and a beta of 2.96.

Institutional Trading of Westport Fuel Systems

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Banque Transatlantique SA purchased a new position in shares of Westport Fuel Systems during the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,371,000. Wealthquest Corp acquired a new position in shares of Westport Fuel Systems in the first quarter worth $925,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Westport Fuel Systems by 4.1% in the first quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 954,186 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $3,540,000 after acquiring an additional 38,018 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Westport Fuel Systems in the first quarter valued at $41,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 21.30% of the company’s stock.

About Westport Fuel Systems

Westport Fuel Systems Inc engages in the engineering, manufacturing, and supplying alternative fuel systems and components for use in transportation applications in Europe, Asia, North America, South America, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Original Equipment Manufacturers and Independent Aftermarket.