Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Makes New Investment in Parker-Hannifin Corporation $PH

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in Parker-Hannifin Corporation (NYSE:PH) during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm purchased 13,008 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,434,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in PH. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in Parker-Hannifin by 5.9% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 1,808 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,150,000 after buying an additional 101 shares during the last quarter. Bison Wealth LLC grew its position in Parker-Hannifin by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 749 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $476,000 after purchasing an additional 32 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC grew its position in Parker-Hannifin by 0.5% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 2,894 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,759,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC grew its position in Parker-Hannifin by 26.2% during the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 799 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $484,000 after purchasing an additional 166 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its position in Parker-Hannifin by 3.6% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 430 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $300,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.44% of the company’s stock.

More Parker-Hannifin News

Here are the key news stories impacting Parker-Hannifin this week:

• Positive Sentiment: The CIRCOR Aerospace deal should strengthen Parker-Hannifin’s aerospace and defense portfolio by adding complementary flight-critical motion and flow control capabilities, which management says could boost sales growth, margins, adjusted EPS, and cash flow. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Several recent writeups suggest the acquisition fits Parker-Hannifin’s strategy of focusing on higher-growth, higher-margin aerospace businesses, with CIRCOR’s unit expected to generate about $270 million in 2026 sales and more than 40% adjusted EBITDA margin before synergies. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Wall Street coverage remains broadly constructive, with recent analyst notes and price targets still pointing to optimism around Parker-Hannifin’s long-term earnings power. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: The market may also be weighing the deal’s premium valuation and execution risk, since the purchase is large and still needs regulatory approval before closing in the second half of 2026. Article Title

Parker-Hannifin Trading Down 0.1%

Parker-Hannifin stock opened at $866.34 on Monday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $916.89 and its 200-day simple moving average is $914.51. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. Parker-Hannifin Corporation has a 12 month low of $637.21 and a 12 month high of $1,034.96. The stock has a market cap of $109.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.96, a P/E/G ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 1.18.

Parker-Hannifin (NYSE:PH) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The industrial products company reported $8.17 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $7.84 by $0.33. Parker-Hannifin had a net margin of 16.58% and a return on equity of 27.97%. The business had revenue of $5.49 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.40 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $6.94 EPS. Parker-Hannifin’s revenue was up 10.6% on a year-over-year basis. Parker-Hannifin has set its FY 2026 guidance at 31.200-31.200 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Parker-Hannifin Corporation will post 31.26 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Parker-Hannifin Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 8th will be issued a dividend of $2.00 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 8th. This represents a $8.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. This is an increase from Parker-Hannifin’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.80. Parker-Hannifin’s dividend payout ratio is presently 29.51%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

PH has been the topic of several research analyst reports. iA Financial set a $1,032.00 price objective on shares of Parker-Hannifin in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of Parker-Hannifin from $1,137.00 to $1,141.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Parker-Hannifin from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage on shares of Parker-Hannifin in a research report on Friday, March 27th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $1,090.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on shares of Parker-Hannifin from $945.00 to $1,038.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,022.30.

Parker-Hannifin Profile

Parker-Hannifin Corporation (NYSE: PH) is a global manufacturer and provider of motion and control technologies and systems. The company designs, manufactures and services a broad range of engineered components and systems used to control the movement and flow of liquids, gases and hydraulic power. Its product portfolio is applied across demanding environments and includes solutions for industrial manufacturing, aerospace, mobile equipment and other engineered applications.

Parker-Hannifin’s product and service offerings span hydraulic and pneumatic components, fittings and fluid connectors, valves, pumps and motors, electromechanical actuators and motion-control systems, filtration and separation products, and seals and sealing systems.