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Lindsay Corporation (LNN)

Industrials | Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery | Omaha, United States | NYSE
113.88 USD -0.38 (-0.333%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 113.88

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:26 a.m. EDT

The investment case for Lindsay Corporation hinges on a divergence between its deteriorating operational reality and its resilient historical valuation. Fundamentally, the business is struggling; revenue has contracted by 5.1% and earnings have plummeted 14% year-over-year, driven by a slump in the irrigation sector that offsets gains in road safety. While the company boasts a fortress-like balance sheet with a current ratio of nearly 3.0 and manageable debt, the lack of growth momentum and negative earnings trajectory prevents it from being a top-tier long-term compounder. However, the stock remains attractive for income investors due to a consistent dividend policy, recently lifted by 3%, which yields approximately 1.3%. The market appears to be pricing in a turnaround, as the forward P/E is tighter than the trailing multiple, yet the recent price action remains trapped below the 200-day average, reflecting skepticism about immediate recovery. The options market tells a different story, with heavy speculation on a sudden, large-scale price appreciation that current fundamentals do not yet support.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.046325
AutoETS0.050558
AutoARIMA0.052306
AutoTheta0.057607

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 47%
H-stat 0.76
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.027
Excess Kurtosis 0.30
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-16
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-16
Debt to Equity Ratio 27.616
Revenue per Share 59.403
Market Cap 1,158,032,640
Trailing P/E 21.94
Forward P/E 19.37
Beta 0.70
Profit Margins 8.79%
Website https://www.lindsay.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:26 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a significant upside move, evidenced by massive open interest in deep out-of-the-money calls (strikes 140 and 170) relative to puts. This 'lottery ticket' style positioning suggests a belief in a sharp rally, while the near-term expiration shows balanced but low volume, indicating the immediate catalyst is priced in but the longer-term bet is skewed bullish.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.33% 1.29% 1.18% 1.09%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-17 0.380000 0.333216
2026-05-15 0.370000 0.351277
2026-02-13 0.370000 0.274155
2025-11-14 0.370000 0.336150
2025-08-15 0.370000 0.267206
2025-05-16 0.360000 0.253807
2025-02-14 0.360000 0.270534
2024-11-15 0.360000 0.292113
2024-08-16 0.360000 0.297005
2024-05-16 0.350000 0.296686
2024-02-14 0.350000 0.277447
2023-11-15 0.350000 0.279910
2023-08-16 0.350000 0.286838
2023-05-16 0.340000 0.291221
2023-02-13 0.340000 0.215586
2022-11-15 0.340000 0.202008
2022-08-16 0.340000 0.207090
2022-05-16 0.330000 0.258337
2022-02-11 0.330000 0.258176
2021-11-15 0.330000 0.207979
2021-08-16 0.330000 0.190729
2021-05-13 0.330000 0.201946
2021-02-11 0.320000 0.197555
2020-11-13 0.320000 0.276076
2020-08-14 0.320000 0.301205
2020-05-14 0.320000 0.370585
2020-02-13 0.310000 0.282821
2019-11-14 0.310000 0.352433
2019-08-15 0.310000 0.353397
2019-05-16 0.310000 0.395257
2019-02-13 0.310000 0.350282
2018-11-15 0.310000 0.316423
2018-08-16 0.310000 0.342239
2018-05-16 0.300000 0.314432
2018-02-13 0.300000 0.326406
2017-11-15 0.300000 0.339712
2017-08-15 0.300000 0.339943
2017-05-15 0.290000 0.341297
2017-02-10 0.290000 0.380228
2016-11-14 0.290000 0.372655
2016-08-15 0.290000 0.404463
2016-05-13 0.280000 0.401837
2016-02-10 0.280000 0.396376
2015-11-12 0.280000 0.407391
2015-08-13 0.280000 0.336215
2015-05-13 0.270000 0.348342
2015-02-11 0.270000 0.307762
2014-11-12 0.270000 0.315789
2014-08-13 0.270000 0.350331
2014-05-14 0.260000 0.307547
2014-02-12 0.260000 0.283224
2013-11-13 0.130000 0.164266
2013-08-14 0.130000 0.172941
2013-05-15 0.115000 0.138571
2013-02-12 0.115000 0.126862
2012-11-14 0.115000 0.156377
2012-08-15 0.115000 0.160704
2012-05-15 0.090000 0.149105
2012-02-13 0.090000 0.142045
2011-11-14 0.090000 0.151337
2011-08-15 0.090000 0.153610
2011-05-13 0.085000 0.133459
2011-02-10 0.085000 0.119131
2010-11-12 0.085000 0.144755
2010-08-13 0.085000 0.248975
2010-05-12 0.080000 0.212033
2010-02-10 0.080000 0.209260
2009-11-12 0.080000 0.237459
2009-08-13 0.080000 0.176289
2009-05-13 0.075000 0.224215
2009-02-11 0.075000 0.266241
2008-11-12 0.075000 0.177894
2008-08-13 0.075000 0.084612
2008-05-14 0.070000 0.062921
2008-02-13 0.070000 0.100996
2007-11-14 0.070000 0.145409
2007-08-15 0.070000 0.178617
2007-05-15 0.065000 0.200927
2007-02-12 0.065000 0.193452
2006-11-14 0.065000 0.189781
2006-08-15 0.065000 0.237921
2006-05-15 0.060000 0.248036
2006-02-10 0.060000 0.230769
2005-11-10 0.060000 0.310559
2005-08-11 0.060000 0.243902
2005-05-12 0.055000 0.310734
2005-02-16 0.055000 0.238612
2004-11-10 0.055000 0.210486
2004-08-12 0.055000 0.236559
2004-05-12 0.050000 0.208333
2004-02-11 0.050000 0.205761
2003-11-13 0.050000 0.211060
2003-08-13 0.050000 0.224719
2003-05-13 0.035000 0.168350
2003-02-12 0.035000 0.179949
2002-11-13 0.033000 0.137615
2002-08-13 0.033000 0.147783
2002-05-13 0.035000 0.144928
2002-02-13 0.035000 0.184114
2001-11-13 0.035000 0.198300
2001-08-13 0.035000 0.196961
2001-05-11 0.035000 0.185185
2001-02-13 0.035000 0.147059
2000-11-14 0.035000 0.161850
2000-08-11 0.035000 0.202899
2000-05-11 0.035000 0.168168
2000-02-11 0.035000 0.215385
1999-11-10 0.033000 0.169231
1999-08-12 0.033000 0.186572
1999-05-12 0.032000 0.171237
1999-02-10 0.032000 0.197683
1998-11-10 0.032000 0.199222
1998-08-12 0.032000 0.142222
1998-05-13 0.033333 0.106100
1998-02-11 0.033333 0.120845
1997-11-12 0.023333 0.087226
1997-08-13 0.023333 0.093022
1997-05-13 0.023333 0.117645
1997-02-12 0.022222 0.097086
1996-11-13 0.022222 0.109889
1996-07-29 0.022222 0.135134
1996-05-13 0.022222 0.129031
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.52
dividendYield 1.33
exDividendDate 2026-08-17
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.48
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.012952914
lastDividendValue 0.38
lastDividendDate 2026-08-17
dividendDate 2026-08-31

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.16888046
Address1 18,135 Burke Street
Address2 Suite 100
All Time High 183.08
All Time Low 1.316872
Ask 114.68
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 5
Average Analyst Rating 2.5 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 132,190
Average Daily Volume3 Month 153,600
Average Volume 153,600
Average Volume10Days 132,190
Beta 0.696
Bid 114.08
Bid Size 300
Board Risk 2
Book Value 49.08
City Omaha
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 113.88
Current Ratio 2.935
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 114.95
Day Low 112.715
Debt To Equity 27.616
Display Name Lindsay
Dividend Date 1,788,134,400
Dividend Rate 1.52
Dividend Yield 1.33
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,783,004,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,783,004,400
Earnings Growth -0.14
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.189
Earnings Timestamp 1,782,995,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,792,672,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,792,672,200
Ebitda 84,274,000
Ebitda Margins 0.13423
Enterprise To Ebitda 13.54
Enterprise To Revenue 1.817
Enterprise Value 1,141,104,640
Eps Current Year 5.1825
Eps Forward 5.88
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.19
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,924,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 402 829 6834
Fifty Day Average 115.8092
Fifty Day Average Change -1.9291992
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.016658429
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -16.888046
Fifty Two Week High 148.0
Fifty Two Week High Change -34.120003
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.23054056
Fifty Two Week Low 97.27
Fifty Two Week Low Change 16.61
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.17076181
Fifty Two Week Range 97.27 - 148.0
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 592,752,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.05
Float Shares 10,069,332
Forward Eps 5.88
Forward P E 19.367346
Free Cashflow 41,360,124
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 1,275
Fullday Change -0.380005
Fullday Change Percent -0.332579
Fullday Price 113.88
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.29463
Gross Profits 184,988,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.01202
Held Percent Institutions 1.1032901
Implied Shares Outstanding 10,168,885
Industry Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
Industry Disp Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
Industry Key farm-heavy-construction-machinery
Ir Website http://www.lindsay.com/#
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,786,924,800
Last Dividend Value 0.38
Last Fiscal Year End 1,756,598,400
Last Split Date 897,955,200
Last Split Factor 3:2
Long Business Summary Lindsay Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides water management and road infrastructure products and services in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Irrigation and Infrastructure. The Irrigation segment manufactures and markets center pivot, lateral move irrigation systems, and irrigation controls under the Zimmatic brand; hose reel travelers under the Perrot brand; and chemical injection systems, variable rate irrigation systems, flow meters, weather stations, soil moisture sensors, and remote monitoring and control systems. It also offers repair and replacement parts for its irrigation systems and controls, and diameter steel tubing; global positioning system positioning and guidance, variable rate irrigation, wireless irrigation management, machine-to-machine communication technology solutions and mobile device applications; and irrigation scheduling technology solutions; and industrial Internet of Things technology solutions, data acquisition and management systems, and custom electronic equipment for applications under the Elecsys brand. The Infrastructure segment provides Road Zipper System comprised of T-shaped concrete and steel barriers, barrier transfer machine, and variable length barriers, which are used for highway reconstruction, paving and resurfacing, road widening, median and shoulder construction, and repairs to tunnels and bridges. This segment also offers redirective and non-redirective crash cushions, moveable barriers to enhance highway safety at locations such as toll booths, end terminals, road marking, freeway off-ramps, medians and roadside barrier ends, bridge supports, utility poles, and other fixed roadway hazards; specialty barriers; preformed tape and road safety accessory products, as well as rail products, such as signals and lights, structures, foundations, junction boxes, and signs. Lindsay Corporation was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.
Long Name Lindsay Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,158,032,640
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_285016
Most Recent Quarter 1,780,185,600
Net Income To Common 55,202,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,788,134,400
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,161,896,800
Number Of Analyst Opinions 2
Open 114.93
Operating Cashflow 94,662,000
Operating Margins 0.115159996
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 0.2841
Peg Ratio 1.72
Phone 402 829 6800
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 113.88
Post Market Time 1,787,961,600
Previous Close 114.26
Price Eps Current Year 21.973951
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.3202932
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.8444239
Profit Margins 0.087919995
Quick Ratio 1.796
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.5
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.380005
Regular Market Change Percent -0.332579
Regular Market Day High 114.95
Regular Market Day Low 112.715
Regular Market Day Range 112.715 - 114.95
Regular Market Open 114.93
Regular Market Previous Close 114.26
Regular Market Price 113.88
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 114,149
Return On Assets 0.04664
Return On Equity 0.10741
Revenue Growth -0.051
Revenue Per Share 59.403
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 8
Shares Outstanding 10,168,885
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0789
Shares Short 802,586
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 687,058
Short Name Lindsay Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.1162
Short Ratio 7.16
Source Interval 15
State NE
Symbol LNN
Target High Price 125.0
Target Low Price 121.0
Target Mean Price 123.0
Target Median Price 123.0
Total Cash 154,760,000
Total Cash Per Share 15.219
Total Debt 137,832,000
Total Revenue 627,856,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.48
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.012952914
Trailing Eps 5.19
Trailing P E 21.942196
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 117.85855
Two Hundred Day Average Change -3.9785538
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.033757024
Type Disp Equity
Volume 114,149
Website https://www.lindsay.com
Zip 68,022