Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Takes Position in Donaldson Company, Inc. $DCI

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new position in shares of Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE:DCI) in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 37,485 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,068,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in Donaldson by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 8,502 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $711,000 after acquiring an additional 131 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Donaldson by 2.2% in the second quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 7,291 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $506,000 after purchasing an additional 160 shares in the last quarter. Renaissance Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Donaldson by 2.2% during the second quarter. Renaissance Group LLC now owns 7,560 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $524,000 after buying an additional 161 shares in the last quarter. MGO One Seven LLC grew its holdings in shares of Donaldson by 2.5% during the second quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 8,257 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $573,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State of Michigan Retirement System raised its position in Donaldson by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System now owns 28,758 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,994,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.81% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Donaldson news, CFO Bradley J. Pogalz sold 566 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.57, for a total value of $51,828.62. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 434 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $39,741.38. This represents a 56.60% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Ajita G. Rajendra sold 19,800 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.04, for a total transaction of $1,822,392.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 43,993 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,049,115.72. This trade represents a 31.04% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 2.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Donaldson Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of Donaldson stock opened at $101.04 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $92.64 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $83.75. 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 Company, Inc. has a 1 year low of $57.45 and a 1 year high of $103.78. The company has a market capitalization of $11.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.37, a P/E/G ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 0.99.

Donaldson (NYSE:DCI) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 business had revenue of $935.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $922.68 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.83 earnings per share. Donaldson’s 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. Research analysts forecast that Donaldson Company, Inc. will post 3.64 EPS for the current year.

Donaldson Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 22nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 5th were paid a $0.30 dividend. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 5th. Donaldson’s payout ratio is 37.38%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently commented on the stock. Robert W. Baird set a $100.00 target price on shares of Donaldson in a report on Friday, December 5th. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Donaldson from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $72.00 to $84.00 in a research note on Monday, November 24th. Jefferies Financial Group raised Donaldson from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $92.00 to $120.00 in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on Donaldson from $90.00 to $96.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, December 5th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Donaldson from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $100.00.

Donaldson Company Profile

Donaldson Company, Inc (NYSE: DCI) is a global provider of filtration systems and replacement parts for a wide range of industries. The company develops and manufactures air, liquid and gas filtration solutions for engine and industrial applications, helping customers improve performance, lower emissions and extend equipment life. Donaldson’s product portfolio includes engine air intake filters, fuel filters, hydraulic filters, compressor filters, dust collection systems and gas turbine air intake systems.

Serving markets such as agriculture, construction, mining, power generation, aerospace and original equipment manufacturing, Donaldson operates through two primary business segments: Engine Products and Industrial Products.