Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE:DCI) Receives $102.00 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

Shares of Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE:DCI) have been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the five research firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $102.00.

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on DCI. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Donaldson in a report on Friday, January 9th. Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective on shares of Donaldson from $110.00 to $104.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 27th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on shares of Donaldson to $123.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. UBS Group set a $96.00 target price on shares of Donaldson in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Donaldson from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th.

Institutional Trading of Donaldson

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of Donaldson by 5.4% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 490,001 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $40,108,000 after buying an additional 25,156 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in shares of Donaldson by 10.6% during the third quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,283,326 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $105,040,000 after buying an additional 123,000 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in Donaldson by 1.0% in the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,994,211 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $163,218,000 after acquiring an additional 20,478 shares in the last quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new position in Donaldson in the third quarter worth approximately $3,068,000. Finally, First National Bank of Omaha purchased a new position in Donaldson in the third quarter worth approximately $483,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.81% of the company’s stock.

Donaldson Stock Down 0.0%

DCI stock opened at $83.84 on Wednesday. Donaldson has a one year low of $57.45 and a one year high of $112.84. The firm has a market cap of $9.71 billion, a PE ratio of 26.20, a PEG ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.02. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $97.76 and its 200-day moving average price is $90.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a current ratio of 2.29.

Donaldson (NYSE:DCI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The industrial products company reported $0.83 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.90 by ($0.07). The business had revenue of $896.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $898.64 million. Donaldson had a return on equity of 29.85% and a net margin of 10.09%.The company’s revenue was up 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.83 earnings per share. Donaldson has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.930-4.010 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Donaldson will post 3.64 EPS for the current year.

Donaldson Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 12th were issued a $0.30 dividend. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 12th. Donaldson’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 37.50%.

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.