First Financial Bankshares Inc boosted its holdings in Medtronic PLC (NYSE:MDT – Free Report) by 2.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 708,496 shares of the medical technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 19,105 shares during the quarter. First Financial Bankshares Inc’s holdings in Medtronic were worth $68,058,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Curbstone Financial Management Corp raised its position in Medtronic by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Curbstone Financial Management Corp now owns 5,594 shares of the medical technology company’s stock worth $537,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. New England Capital Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in Medtronic by 7.8% in the fourth quarter. New England Capital Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,403 shares of the medical technology company’s stock worth $135,000 after acquiring an additional 101 shares in the last quarter. Ipsen Advisor Group LLC raised its position in Medtronic by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Ipsen Advisor Group LLC now owns 5,952 shares of the medical technology company’s stock worth $572,000 after acquiring an additional 101 shares in the last quarter. Baker Tilly Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Medtronic by 3.3% in the fourth quarter. Baker Tilly Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,221 shares of the medical technology company’s stock worth $309,000 after acquiring an additional 102 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Maseco LLP raised its position in Medtronic by 32.1% in the fourth quarter. Maseco LLP now owns 444 shares of the medical technology company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. 82.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Medtronic Price Performance
NYSE MDT opened at $80.28 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $80.97 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $91.46. The company has a current ratio of 2.54, a quick ratio of 1.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57. The company has a market cap of $103.07 billion, a PE ratio of 21.52, a PEG ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 0.58. Medtronic PLC has a 1 year low of $73.31 and a 1 year high of $106.33.
Medtronic Increases Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 17th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 26th will be paid a dividend of $0.72 per share. This is a boost from Medtronic’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.71. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 26th. This represents a $2.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.6%. Medtronic’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 76.14%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Medtronic news, EVP Harry Skip Kiil sold 4,189 shares of Medtronic stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.44, for a total transaction of $336,963.16. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 37,227 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,994,539.88. The trade was a 10.11% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.26% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Citigroup dropped their price target on shares of Medtronic from $117.00 to $110.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 7th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $118.00 price objective on shares of Medtronic in a report on Thursday, June 4th. BTIG Research upgraded Medtronic from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $90.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Needham & Company LLC cut their price objective on Medtronic from $120.00 to $101.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Finally, Leerink Partners cut their price objective on Medtronic from $117.00 to $104.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Seventeen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eleven have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Medtronic presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $99.00.
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About Medtronic
Medtronic plc is a global medical technology company that develops and manufactures a broad range of therapeutic devices and health care solutions. Headquartered legally in Ireland with principal operational offices in the United States, the company markets products to hospitals, physicians and health systems worldwide and has grown from its founding in 1949 into one of the largest medical-device manufacturers serving global health-care markets.
Medtronic’s offerings span several clinical areas, including cardiac rhythm and heart failure (pacemakers, implantable cardioverter‑defibrillators and related cardiac therapies), minimally invasive and surgical technologies (laparoscopic and advanced energy devices, visualization systems and surgical innovations), restorative therapies (spine and orthopedics, neuromodulation and neurovascular treatments) and diabetes management (insulin-delivery systems and glucose monitoring solutions).
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