What Happened?

Shares of lifting and material handling equipment company Terex (NYSE:TEX) jumped 10.9% in the afternoon session after the company reported impressive first quarter 2025 results with EBITDA exceeding analysts' expectations and full-year EBITDA and EPS guidance topping Wall Street's estimates. The Environmental Solutions segment stood out, delivering roughly 20% adjusted margin and making up one-third of total revenue, which provided much-needed stability amid weakness in other segments. On the other hand, its revenue fell slightly short of Wall Street's estimates. Overall, this print was mixed but still had some key positives.

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What The Market Is Telling Us

Terex’s shares are quite volatile and have had 15 moves greater than 5% over the last year. But moves this big are rare even for Terex and indicate this news significantly impacted the market’s perception of the business.

The biggest move we wrote about over the last year was 9 months ago when the stock dropped 7.7% on the news that the company reported second-quarter earnings results. Its revenue unfortunately missed, and its full-year revenue guidance fell slightly short of Wall Street's estimates. 

On the other hand, Terex beat analysts' full-year EPS guidance expectations. Its EPS also outperformed Wall Street's estimates. Overall, this was a mixed but weaker quarter for Terex.

Terex is down 9.5% since the beginning of the year, and at $40.28 per share, it is trading 39.7% below its 52-week high of $66.76 from July 2024. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of Terex’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $2,949.

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