Donaldson (NYSE:DCI) CFO Sells $51,828.62 in Stock

Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE:DCI) CFO Bradley Pogalz sold 566 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.57, for a total transaction of $51,828.62. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 434 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $39,741.38. This trade represents a 56.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.

Donaldson Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of DCI stock opened at $92.20 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.72, a PEG ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 0.99. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $86.12 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $78.23. Donaldson Company, Inc. has a 1 year low of $57.45 and a 1 year high of $95.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 2.15 and a quick ratio of 1.39.

Donaldson (NYSE:DCI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December 4th. The industrial products company reported $0.94 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.01. Donaldson had a return on equity of 30.24% and a net margin of 10.25%.The company had revenue of $935.40 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $922.68 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.83 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Donaldson has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.950-4.110 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Donaldson Company, Inc. will post 3.64 earnings per share for the current year.

Donaldson Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 22nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 5th will be issued a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 5th. Donaldson’s payout ratio is presently 37.38%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on DCI shares. Robert W. Baird set a $100.00 price target on shares of Donaldson in a report on Friday, December 5th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Donaldson in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Donaldson from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $72.00 to $84.00 in a research report on Monday, November 24th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Donaldson from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 3rd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on Donaldson from $90.00 to $96.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, December 5th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Donaldson presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $93.33.

Institutional Trading of Donaldson

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC purchased a new position in Donaldson in the second quarter worth $679,475,000. State Street Corp lifted its stake in Donaldson by 0.7% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 5,221,808 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $362,132,000 after purchasing an additional 36,866 shares during the last quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Donaldson by 75.3% in the 1st quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC now owns 3,330,602 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $223,350,000 after purchasing an additional 1,430,120 shares in the last quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp increased its position in shares of Donaldson by 7.8% during the 2nd quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 2,825,916 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $195,977,000 after purchasing an additional 203,957 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Donaldson by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,821,115 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $195,667,000 after purchasing an additional 21,334 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.81% of the company’s stock.

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.