Donaldson (NYSE:DCI) Director Trudy A. Rautio Sells 31,900 Shares

Key Points

• Donaldson Company Director Trudy Rautio sold 31,900 shares of stock at an average price of $79.96, resulting in a 52.10% decrease in her position, with the total transaction value reaching $2,550,724.
• The company reported a quarterly EPS of $1.03, surpassing analysts' estimates, along with a 4.8% increase in revenue compared to the same period last year.
• Donaldson declared a quarterly dividend of $0.30, representing an annual yield of 1.5%, with a payout ratio of 39.34%.

Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE:DCI - Get Free Report) Director Trudy A. Rautio sold 31,900 shares of Donaldson stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $79.96, for a total transaction of $2,550,724.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 29,330 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,345,226.80. The trade was a 52.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Donaldson Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of NYSE DCI traded up $0.42 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $81.04. The stock had a trading volume of 555,782 shares, compared to its average volume of 692,751. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.93. Donaldson Company, Inc. has a 1 year low of $57.45 and a 1 year high of $83.31. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $73.41 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $69.54. The firm has a market cap of $9.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 1.01.

Donaldson (NYSE:DCI - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 27th. The industrial products company reported $1.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.02 by $0.01. Donaldson had a return on equity of 29.50% and a net margin of 9.94%.The firm had revenue of $980.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $951.59 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.94 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Donaldson has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.920-4.080 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Donaldson Company, Inc. will post 3.64 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Donaldson Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 12th were paid a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, August 12th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Donaldson's payout ratio is 39.34%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Donaldson

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Impax Asset Management Group plc lifted its holdings in Donaldson by 27.5% in the first quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc now owns 878,632 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $58,130,000 after acquiring an additional 189,580 shares during the period. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Donaldson by 22.5% in the first quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,697 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $248,000 after buying an additional 680 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Donaldson by 2.1% in the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 379,925 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $25,478,000 after buying an additional 7,663 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of Donaldson by 162.5% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,428 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $163,000 after buying an additional 1,503 shares during the period. Finally, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Donaldson by 78.0% in the first quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 5,555 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $372,000 after buying an additional 2,435 shares during the period. 82.81% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on DCI shares. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on Donaldson from $78.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, August 29th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on Donaldson from $69.00 to $72.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on Donaldson from $69.00 to $84.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Donaldson from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, July 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Donaldson currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $80.33.

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.