What Happened?

Shares of water management company Northwest Pipe (NASDAQ: NWPX) jumped 11.4% in the afternoon session after the company reported second-quarter 2025 financial results that surpassed Wall Street's expectations for both earnings and revenue. The company reported strong second-quarter 2025 results, posting earnings per share (EPS) of $0.91, which significantly surpassed the consensus analyst estimate of $0.72. This represents a notable 26.39% earnings surprise. Revenue also outperformed, coming in at $133.2 million against an expected $120.93 million. This performance was driven by record net sales, marking a 2.8% increase from the same period last year. A key contributor was the Precast segment, which saw its revenue grow 21.5% year-over-year. Adding to investor confidence, Northwest Pipe also announced it had completed a $15.0 million stock repurchase program between April and July 2025, buying back 3.6% of its outstanding shares.

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What Is The Market Telling Us

Northwest Pipe’s shares are not very volatile and have only had 7 moves greater than 5% over the last year. Moves this big are rare for Northwest Pipe and indicate this news significantly impacted the market’s perception of the business.

Northwest Pipe is down 0.2% since the beginning of the year, and at $47.36 per share, it is trading 17.8% below its 52-week high of $57.60 from December 2024. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of Northwest Pipe’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,645.

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