80wk Uptrend — rising+above (sma 18.81 vs px 23.33)
200wk Uptrend — rising+above (sma 18.26 vs px 23.33)
Earnings Tailwind — ER in 25.36d · w1 med 1.1% (mag 1/3) · winRate 52.2% (rel 0/3) · n92
Hidden Gem — stWatch 324
About Core Molding Technologies Inc
Core Molding Technologies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a molder of thermoplastic and thermoset structural products in the United States, Mexico, Canada, and internationally. The company offers a range of manufacturing processes, such as sheet molding compound compression molding, direct long fiber thermoplastic compression molding, vacuum resin transfer compression molding, structural foam and web injection molding, reaction… Read full Trend Edge analysis →
Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Specialty Chemicals
Exchange: NYSE MKT
IPO Date: September 16, 1988
Headquarters: 800 Manor Park Drive, Columbus, OH, United States, 43228-0183
Hidden Gem: Yes — undiscovered relative to its market cap tier
Founder-Led: No
Key Metrics
Current Price
$23.42
Market Cap
$201M
Float
7.1M
Shares Outstanding
8.6M
P/E (Forward)
22.08
P/E (TTM)
21.13
Price/Sales (TTM)
0.74
vs. Analyst Target
+23.8% to analyst PT
Profit Margin
3.55%
Operating Margin (TTM)
2.97%
Revenue (TTM)
$271M
Earnings Growth (YoY)
-72.00%
Dividend Rate
None
Analyst Target Price
$29.00 (1 analysts)
Financial History
Annual Revenue & Earnings History
Year
Revenue
Net Income
Gross Profit
EBITDA
2020
$222M
$8.2M
$34.5M
$22.1M
2021
$307M
$4.7M
$41.3M
$22.8M
2022
$377M
$12.2M
$52.4M
$28.6M
2023
$358M
$20.3M
$64.5M
$39.7M
2024
$302M
$13.3M
$53.3M
$31.0M
2025
$274M
$11.2M
$47.6M
$27.1M
Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income
Quarter
Revenue
Net Income
Jun 2025
$79.2M
$4.1M
Sep 2025
$58.4M
$1.9M
Dec 2025
$74.7M
$3.1M
Mar 2026
$58.6M
$605,000
Ownership & Float
Insider Ownership
11.7%
Institutional Ownership
80.7%
Short Float
2.5%
% of All Funds Holding
1.05%
Number of Funds Holding
86
Current Moving Averages
Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.
Timeframe
SMA
Value
Trend Context
Weekly
10-Week SMA
$23.92
Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly
40-Week SMA
$21.27
Medium-term trend
Weekly
80-Week SMA
$18.81
Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly
200-Week SMA
$18.26
Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly
10-Month SMA
$21.47
Near-term monthly trend
Monthly
20-Month SMA
$19.00
Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly
40-Month SMA
$19.36
Secular monthly trend
Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance
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