10,673 Shares in Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE:DCI) Acquired by Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE:DCI) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 10,673 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $719,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of DCI. Barclays PLC raised its stake in shares of Donaldson by 19.3% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 83,738 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $6,171,000 after buying an additional 13,568 shares during the last quarter. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of Donaldson by 5.6% during the fourth quarter. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC now owns 4,709 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $317,000 after buying an additional 249 shares during the last quarter. Oak Thistle LLC bought a new stake in shares of Donaldson during the fourth quarter worth approximately $289,000. Sendero Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Donaldson by 20.9% during the fourth quarter. Sendero Wealth Management LLC now owns 10,746 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $724,000 after buying an additional 1,860 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Donaldson by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 41,813 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,816,000 after buying an additional 350 shares during the last quarter. 82.81% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Donaldson Stock Up 0.3%

Donaldson stock opened at $69.98 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $65.89 and its 200 day simple moving average is $69.56. Donaldson Company, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $57.45 and a fifty-two week high of $78.95. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.34, a PEG ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 1.85 and a quick ratio of 1.20.

Donaldson (NYSE:DCI) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The industrial products company reported $0.83 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.85 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $870.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $908.32 million. Donaldson had a return on equity of 29.07% and a net margin of 11.56%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Donaldson Company, Inc. will post 3.64 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director James Owens sold 18,700 shares of Donaldson stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $62.02, for a total value of $1,159,774.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 20,246 shares in the company, valued at $1,255,656.92. This trade represents a 48.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, President Thomas R. Scalf sold 29,500 shares of Donaldson stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.89, for a total transaction of $2,032,255.00. Following the completion of the sale, the president now owns 28,334 shares in the company, valued at $1,951,929.26. This trade represents a 51.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 76,700 shares of company stock worth $5,164,799. Company insiders own 2.70% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

DCI has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. StockNews.com lowered shares of Donaldson from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on shares of Donaldson from $70.00 to $63.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $71.33.

Donaldson Company Profile

Donaldson Company, Inc manufactures and sells filtration systems and replacement parts worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Mobile Solutions, Industrial Solutions, and Life Sciences. Its Mobile Solutions segment provides replacement filters for air and liquid filtration applications, such as air filtration systems; liquid filtration systems for fuel, lube, and hydraulic applications; exhaust and emissions systems and sensors; indicators; and monitoring systems.