Rep. April McClain Delaney Sells The Toro Company (NYSE:TTC) Stock

Representative April McClain Delaney (D-Maryland) recently sold shares of The Toro Company NYSE: TTC. In a filing disclosed on May 02nd, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Toro stock on April 2nd.

Representative April McClain Delaney also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Toro NYSE: TTC on 4/29/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Bio-Techne NASDAQ: TECH on 4/29/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Dayforce NYSE: DAY on 4/28/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Markel Group NYSE: MKL on 4/24/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of A. O. Smith NYSE: AOS on 4/16/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of A. O. Smith NYSE: AOS on 4/10/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Toro NYSE: TTC on 4/10/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Bio-Techne NASDAQ: TECH on 4/9/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of IDEXX Laboratories NASDAQ: IDXX on 4/9/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Markel Group NYSE: MKL on 4/9/2025.

Toro Stock Up 0.8%

NYSE:TTC traded up $0.59 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $72.38. The company's stock had a trading volume of 702,002 shares, compared to its average volume of 978,681. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.05 and a beta of 0.83. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $70.47 and a 200-day moving average of $78.37. The company has a current ratio of 1.81, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The Toro Company has a 52-week low of $62.34 and a 52-week high of $100.93.

Toro Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 14th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st were issued a $0.38 dividend. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.10%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. Toro's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 38.87%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Toro

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. True Wealth Design LLC grew its holdings in shares of Toro by 127.2% during the fourth quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 368 shares of the company's stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 206 shares during the last quarter. Asset Planning Inc purchased a new position in shares of Toro during the fourth quarter worth about $31,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Toro by 195.7% during the fourth quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 547 shares of the company's stock worth $44,000 after buying an additional 362 shares during the last quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Toro by 30.2% during the fourth quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 547 shares of the company's stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 127 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Financial Harvest LLC purchased a new position in shares of Toro during the first quarter worth about $42,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.95% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently commented on the company. StockNews.com lowered Toro from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. Northland Securities raised Toro from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $100.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Monday, February 24th. Northland Capmk raised Toro from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, February 21st. Robert W. Baird dropped their price objective on Toro from $88.00 to $84.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, DA Davidson dropped their price objective on Toro from $86.00 to $80.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $89.75.

About Representative McClain Delaney

April McClain-Delaney (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Maryland's 6th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2025. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027. McClain-Delaney (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Maryland's 6th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election. April McClain-Delaney grew up in Buhl, Idaho, where her father was a potato farmer. She obtained her bachelor's degree in communications from Northwestern University in 1986 and her law degree from Georgetown Law Center in 1989. McClain-Delaney worked in communications law, first with the satellite firm Orion Network Systems and later as the Washington director for Common Sense Media, a nonprofit focused on technology and children. In 2022, McClain-Delaney joined the U.S. Department of Commerce under President Joe Biden (D) as deputy assistant secretary for communications and information. McClain-Delaney served on the board of the Georgetown University Law Center, the International Center for Research on Women, and the Northwestern University School of Communications.

About Toro

The Toro Company designs, manufactures, markets, and sells professional turf maintenance equipment and services. It operates through two segments: Professional and Residential. The Professional segment offers turf and landscape equipment products, including sports fields and grounds mowing and maintenance equipment, golf course mowing and maintenance equipment, landscape contractor mowing equipment, landscape creation and renovation equipment, and other maintenance equipment; rental, specialty, and underground construction equipment, such as horizontal directional drills, walk and ride trenchers, stand-on skid steers, vacuum excavators, stump grinders, turf renovation products, asset locators, pipe rehabilitation solutions, materials handling equipment, and other after-market tools; and snow and ice management equipment, such as snowplows, as well as stand-on snow and ice removal equipment, such as snowplow, snow brush, and snow thrower attachments, salt and sand spreaders, and related parts and accessories for light and medium duty trucks, utility task vehicles, skid steers, and front-end loaders.