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PKOHPark-Ohio Holdings Corp.Sell5.5·$48.49-2.14%
SellModerate Confidence
Investment thesis

PKOH's quality score sits below the engine's floor with an already-reached analyst target and recent earnings misses, compounded by elevated put/call skew and modest insider selling.

Thesis pillars

  • Quality Below FloorDeteriorating
  • Analyst Target Reached Limited UpsideDeteriorating
  • Consecutive Earnings MissesStable
  • +2 more pillars — see the Why tab for full reasoning

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Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. (PKOH) Stock Analysis

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SellVALUE-TRAP 2/5GrowthModerate Confidence

Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery

Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $48.49 — A.R:R is negative (-0.4) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Customer: five largest Assembly Components customers (53.0%).

Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. provides supply chain management outsourcing services, capital equipment, and manufactured components in the United States, Europe, Asia, Mexico, Canada, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Supply Technologies, Assembly... Read more

$48.49-6.2% A.UpsideScore 5.5/10#32 of 56 Specialty Industrial Machinery
QualityF-score7 / 9FCF yield5.26%
IncomeYield1.01%(5y avg 2.54%)Payout25.91%sustainable
Stop $45.53Target $52.23(resistance)A.R:R -0.4:1
Analyst target$54.00+11.4%2 analysts
$52.23our TP
$48.49price
$54.00mean
$59

Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $48.49 — A.R:R is negative (-0.4) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Customer: five largest Assembly Components customers (53.0%). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.5/10, moderate confidence.

Passes 7/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news boost analyst 0.40, earnings proximity 82d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.

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Recent developments

updated 2026-08-14
TrendMatrix Research · upcoming catalyst calendar

Upcoming dated catalysts

Wed, Nov 4, 202682d to earnings· next earnings call

Thesis

Rewards
Positive news sentiment (+0.67)
Attractive valuation
Recent Analyst detected in news
Risks
Concentration risk — Customer: five largest Assembly Components customers (53.0%)
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
Leverage penalty (D/E 1.8): -1.0

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)25.8
P/E (Fwd)13.5
Mkt Cap$718M
EV/EBITDA10.6
Profit Mgn1.6%
ROE6.3%
Rev Growth10.0%
Beta1.20
Dividend1.01%
Rating analysts7

Quality Signals

Piotroski F7/9

Options Flow

P/C1.43bearish
IV82%elevated

Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)

  • HIGHCustomerfive largest Assembly Components customers53%
    10-K Item 1: 'The five largest customers of Assembly Components accounted for approximately 53% and 55% of segment sales for 2025 and 2024, respectively.'
  • MEDIUMCustomerautomotive and heavy-duty truck industries32%
    10-K Item 1A: 'We derived 32% and 7% of our net sales during the year ended December 31, 2025 from the automotive and heavy-duty truck industries, respectively.'
  • MEDIUMCustomerfive largest Supply Technologies customers36%
    10-K Item 1: 'The five largest customers, to which Supply Technologies sells through sole-source contracts to multiple operating divisions or locations, accounted for approximately 36% and 34% of the sales of Supply Technologies in 2025 and 2024, respectively.'
  • MEDIUMCustomerten largest customers25%
    10-K Item 1A: 'For the year ended December 31, 2025, our ten largest customers accounted for approximately 25% of our net sales.'

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Rating Breakdown

1 floor-breaker

No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static

Surprise Avg
0.0
Earnings History
1.1
Erm
5.0
Earnings Timing
5.0
News Activity
5.0
Dividend Safety
6.8
Earnings concerns: 1B/2M
GatesA.R:R -0.4=NEGATIVEMomentum 6.7>=5.5Insider activity: OKNo SEC red flagsNEWS BOOST ANALYST 0.40EARNINGS PROXIMITY 82d clearSEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARMATERIALS CYCLE PEAK CLEARSuitability: Aggressive
RSI
72 · Overbought
20D MA 50D MA 200D MAGOLDEN CROSSSupport $36.80Resistance $53.30

Price Targets

$46
$52
A.Upside-6.2%
A.R:R-0.4:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone
Suggested %0.5%
Max %1%
RegimeSteady

Risk Alerts

! Target reached (-6.2% upside)
! Negative risk/reward — downside exceeds upside

Earnings

B
M
M
M
1/4 beats
Next Earnings2026-11-04 (82d)

Verdict History

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Frequently Asked Questions
Is PKOH stock a buy right now?

Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $48.49 — A.R:R is negative (-0.4) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Customer: five largest Assembly Components customers (53.0%). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $45.53. Score 5.5/10, moderate confidence.

What is the PKOH stock price target?

Take-profit target: $52.23 (-6.2% upside). Prior stop was $45.53. Stop-loss: $45.53.

What are the risks of investing in PKOH?

Concentration risk — Customer: five largest Assembly Components customers (53.0%); Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Leverage penalty (D/E 1.8): -1.0.

Is PKOH overvalued or undervalued?

Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. trades at a P/E of 25.8 (forward 13.5). TrendMatrix value score: 7.0/10. Verdict: Sell.

What do analysts say about PKOH?

7 analysts cover PKOH with a consensus score of 4.1/5. Average price target: $54.

What does Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. do?Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. provides supply chain management outsourcing services, capital equipment, and manufactured...

Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. provides supply chain management outsourcing services, capital equipment, and manufactured components in the United States, Europe, Asia, Mexico, Canada, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Supply Technologies, Assembly Components, and Engineered Products. The Supply Technologies segment offers Total Supply Management, a solution that manages aspects of supplying production parts and materials, such as engineering and design support, part usage and cost analysis, supplier selection, quality assurance, bar coding, product packaging and tracking, just-in-time and point-of-use delivery, electronic billing services, and ongoing technical support. This segment also provides production components, including valves, fuel hose assemblies, electro-mechanical hardware, labels, fittings, and steering components; and precision cold-formed and cold-extruded fasteners, and locknuts, as well as nuts, bolts, and wheel hardware under the SPAC brand. The Assembly Components segment offers high pressure direct fuel injection fuel rails and pipes; fuel filler pipes; plastic and rubber assemblies; Turbo Charging and Turbo Coolant hoses; and design engineering, machining, and parts assembly value-added services. The Engineered Products segment provides field services, induction heating and melting systems, pipe threading systems, and forged and machined products for the ferrous and non-ferrous metals, silicon, coatings, forging, foundry, automotive, and construction equipment industries. This segment also engineers and installs mechanical forging presses; sells spare parts, machine, induction harden, and surface finish crankshafts and camshafts for use in locomotives; and forge aerospace and defense structural components comprising landing gears and struts, and railcar center plate and draft lug rail products. Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.

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