Sturm, Ruger & Company stock gets a Zacks upgrade to Hold

Published on 10/08/2026 at 02:38 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Sturm, Ruger & Company stock received a Hold upgrade from Zacks Research on October 7, 2026. Q2 adjusted EPS reached USD 0.52 against USD 0.42 consensus.

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Sturm, Ruger & Company stock (ISIN US8641591081) was trading at USD 43.81 on the NYSE on October 7, 2026, up 0.37 percent from the USD 43.65 prior close. The fresh analyst signal came from Zacks Research, which upgraded the shares from Strong Sell to Hold, according to MarketBeat on October 7, 2026.

Q2 earnings beat expectations

The upgrade follows Sturm, Ruger's second-quarter results for the period ended June 27, 2026. Adjusted EPS was USD 0.52 versus USD 0.42 consensus, while revenue rose 19.3 percent year over year to USD 158.06 million, compared with the USD 128.54 million estimate, MarketBeat reported.

The same quarter also produced GAAP net income of USD 6.981 million and diluted EPS of USD 0.43, compared with a net loss of USD 17.226 million and a diluted loss of USD 1.05 in Q2 2025. The adjusted and GAAP figures describe different earnings measures, so the comparison is most useful when each measure is kept separate.

Consensus target stays above the stock

MarketBeat lists a Hold consensus based on three analysts, with one Buy and two Hold ratings, and an average price target of USD 46.00. That target lies 5.0 percent above the USD 43.81 trading price, while the same source gives a 52-week range of USD 28.33 to USD 48.21.

The next company checkpoint is the Q3 2026 earnings date listed by Yahoo Finance as October 28, 2026. The date matters because the Q2 comparison combined a revenue beat with a return to positive GAAP earnings.

Beretta offer sets a cash benchmark

A separate corporate factor remains the partial tender offer from Beretta Holding. The offer covers up to 2,400,184 shares at USD 44.80 per share and is scheduled to expire on October 15, 2026, according to PR Newswire. Ruger's board remains neutral and has made no fairness determination, as disclosed in the company's Schedule 14D-9 summarized by StockTitan on September 28, 2026.

Stock remains below the tender price

Sturm, Ruger & Company was trading at USD 43.81 on the NYSE on October 7, 2026, while the tender price stood at USD 44.80. The company had a market capitalization of USD 700.0 million on October 7, 2026, and the stock remained USD 4.40 below its 52-week high of USD 48.21.