How to buy Dorman Products stock | $104.16

Dorman Products Inc is an auto parts business based in the US. Dorman Products shares (DORM) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Dorman Products employs 2,681 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

Dorman Products stock price (NASDAQ: DORM)

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Dorman Products shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-10-16.

Latest market close	$104.16
52-week range	$85.50 - $113.13
50-day moving average	$95.38
200-day moving average	$100.39
Wall St. target price	$114.33
PE ratio	24.1285
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$4.17

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Dorman Products price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $104.16 from 2021-10-21

1 week (2021-10-13)	5.85%
1 month (2021-09-20)	11.03%
3 months (2021-07-22)	0.59%
6 months (2021-04-22)	-4.50%

1 year (2020-10-22)	14.29%
2 years (2019-10-22)	24.47%
3 years (2018-10-22)	50.72%
5 years (2016-10-21)	70.67%

Is Dorman Products under- or over-valued?

Valuing Dorman Products stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Dorman Products's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Dorman Products's P/E ratio

Dorman Products's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 24x. In other words, Dorman Products shares trade at around 24x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Dorman Products's PEG ratio

Dorman Products's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.37. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Dorman Products's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Dorman Products's EBITDA

Dorman Products's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $203 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Dorman Products's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Dorman Products financials

Revenue TTM	$1.2 billion
Operating margin TTM	14.06%
Gross profit TTM	$383.1 million
Return on assets TTM	8.62%
Return on equity TTM	15.83%
Profit margin	11.21%
Book value	$28.00
Market capitalisation	$3.2 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Dorman Products shares

There are currently 472,137 Dorman Products shares held short by investors – that's known as Dorman Products's "short interest". This figure is 3.6% up from 455,927 last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Dorman Products shares can be evaluated.

Dorman Products's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Dorman Products's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Dorman Products shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Dorman Products shares traded daily (recently around 100668.86993603). Dorman Products's SIR currently stands at 4.69. In other words for every 100,000 Dorman Products shares traded daily on the market, roughly 4690 shares are currently held short.

However Dorman Products's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Dorman Products shares, or, against the total number of tradable Dorman Products shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Dorman Products's short interest could be expressed as 0.01% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Dorman Products shares in existence, roughly 10 shares are currently held short) or 0.0189% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Dorman Products shares, roughly 19 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Dorman Products.

Find out more about how you can short Dorman Products stock.

Dorman Products share dividends

We're not expecting Dorman Products to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Have Dorman Products's shares ever split?

Dorman Products's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 17 June 2012. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Dorman Products shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Dorman Products shares which in turn could have impacted Dorman Products's share price.

Dorman Products share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Dorman Products's shares have ranged in value from as little as $85.5 up to $113.13. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Dorman Products's is 0.7275. This would suggest that Dorman Products's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Dorman Products overview

Dorman Products, Inc. supplies replacement parts and fasteners for passenger cars, light trucks, and heavy-duty trucks in the automotive aftermarket industry in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, the Middle East, and Australia. It offers original equipment dealer products, such as intake and exhaust manifolds, window regulators, radiator fan assemblies, tire pressure monitor sensors, exhaust gas recirculation coolers, and complex electronics modules; fluid reservoirs, variable valve timing components, complex electronics, and integrated door lock actuators; and oil drain plugs, and wheel bolts and lug nuts. The company also provides automotive replacement parts comprising door handles, keyless remotes and cases, and door hinge repairs; and heavy duty aftermarket parts for class 4-8 vehicles, such as lighting, cooling, engine management, wheel hardware, air tanks, and cab products. In addition, it offers powertrain products, including cooling products, harmonic balancers, fluid lines and reservoirs, connectors, 4-wheel drive components, other engine, and transmission and axle components; and chassis products consisting of control arms, brake hardware and hydraulics, axle hardware, suspension arms, knuckles, links, bushings, and other suspension, steering, and brake components. Further, it provides automotive body products, such as window lift motors, switches and handles, wiper, and other interior and exterior automotive body components; and hardware products comprising threaded bolts; auto body and home electrical wiring components; and other hardware assortments and merchandise. The company offers its products under the OE Solutions, HELP!, and HD Solutions brands through automotive aftermarket retailers, including on-line platforms; national, regional, and local warehouse distributors; and specialty markets; salvage yards; local independent parts wholesalers; and mass merchants.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Dorman Products is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 16.701% of Dorman Products shares are held by insiders and 78.43% by institutions. How many people work for Dorman Products?
Latest data suggests 2,681 work at Dorman Products. When does the fiscal year end for Dorman Products?
Dorman Products's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Dorman Products based?
Dorman Products's address is: 3400 East Walnut Street, Colmar, PA, United States, 18915 What is Dorman Products's ISIN number?
Dorman Products's international securities identification number is: US2582781009 What is Dorman Products's CUSIP number?
Dorman Products's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 258278100