Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE:DCI) Shares Sold by Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec

Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec trimmed its stake in shares of Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE:DCI - Free Report) by 33.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 26,719 shares of the industrial products company's stock after selling 13,443 shares during the period. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec's holdings in Donaldson were worth $1,800,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Donaldson by 28.1% during the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 885,797 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $59,658,000 after buying an additional 194,418 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp increased its position in shares of Donaldson by 13.8% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,198,173 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $80,697,000 after purchasing an additional 145,275 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP raised its stake in Donaldson by 162.7% in the 4th quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,072 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $72,000 after purchasing an additional 664 shares during the last quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Donaldson by 48.8% in the 4th quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. now owns 595 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 195 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Boothbay Fund Management LLC boosted its stake in Donaldson by 51.5% during the 4th quarter. Boothbay Fund Management LLC now owns 12,484 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $841,000 after purchasing an additional 4,246 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.81% of the company's stock.

Donaldson Trading Down 0.0 %

Shares of DCI stock traded down $0.02 on Friday, hitting $67.61. 329,102 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 570,683. Donaldson Company, Inc. has a twelve month low of $57.45 and a twelve month high of $78.95. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.08 billion, a PE ratio of 19.65, a PEG ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.01. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $65.84 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $69.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 1.85.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

DCI has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. StockNews.com cut shares of Donaldson from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price 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 issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $71.33.

Insider Buying and Selling at Donaldson

In other Donaldson news, Director James Owens sold 18,700 shares of Donaldson stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $62.02, for a total transaction of $1,159,774.00. Following the completion of 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 sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, President Thomas R. Scalf sold 28,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.22, for a total transaction of $1,972,770.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the president now owns 28,334 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,961,279.48. This represents a 50.15 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 76,700 shares of company stock worth $5,164,799 over the last quarter. 2.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About Donaldson

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.