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STURM RUGER & CO INC RGR
STURM RUGER & CO INC (RGR) earns a Piotroski F-score of 4/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 1.66% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $546.1M at a -0.8% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -3.07 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 4/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.459 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 1.234 |
| EBIT / assets | -0.036 |
| Equity / liabilities | 4.873 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RGR | STURM RUGER & CO INC | 4/9 | 11.91 | — | +1.9% |
| SWBI | SMITH & WESSON BRANDS, INC. | 6/9 | 7.79 | 36.9 | +10.4% |
| NPK | NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC | 2/9 | 10.98 | 27.1 | +29.7% |
| WRAP | WRAP TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 4/9 | — | — | — |
| AXON | AXON ENTERPRISE, INC. | 5/9 | 3.38 | 300.6 | +33.5% |
| VFS | VinFast Auto Ltd. | 4/9 | -13.01 | — | +57.9% |
| TM | TOYOTA MOTOR CORP/ | 7/9 | 2.55 | — | -1% |
About STURM RUGER & CO INC
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and sells firearms under the Ruger name and trademark in the United States. It operates in two segments, Firearms and Castings. The company offers single-shot, autoloading, bolt-action, and modern sporting rifles; rimfire and centerfire autoloading pistols; single-action and double-action revolvers; over-under shotguns; and firearms accessories and replacement parts, as well as manufactures lever-action rifles under the Marlin name and trademark. It also provides steel investment castings and metal injection molding (MIM) parts. The company sells its firearm products to the commercial sporting market through independent wholesale distributors; and its investment castings and MIM parts directly or through manufacturers' representatives. It also exports its firearm products through a network of selected commercial distributors and directly to foreign customers comprising primarily of law enforcement agencies and foreign governments. The company was founded in 1949 and is based in Southport, Connecticut.
FAQ
Is RGR financially healthy?
STURM RUGER & CO INC's Piotroski F-score is 4/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does RGR pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. STURM RUGER & CO INC pays a dividend yielding about 1.66% with a -230.5% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is RGR?
In FY2025, STURM RUGER & CO INC had a net margin of -0.8% and a return on equity of -1.5%.
Is RGR overvalued or undervalued?
STURM RUGER & CO INC trades at about 21.2× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 7.7×–27.2×, median 18.2×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for RGR?
The average Wall-Street price target for STURM RUGER & CO INC is $47.00, about 25.2% above the recent price, from 2 analysts.
Is RGR a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on STURM RUGER & CO INC: a Piotroski F-score of 4/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a dividend yield of 1.66%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.