Delta Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in Medtronic PLC (NYSE:MDT – Free Report) by 211.1% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 9,225 shares of the medical technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,260 shares during the period. Delta Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Medtronic were worth $799,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Medtronic in the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,653,485,000. Capital Research Global Investors lifted its stake in Medtronic by 12.6% during the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 34,573,163 shares of the medical technology company’s stock valued at $3,321,101,000 after acquiring an additional 3,880,174 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its holdings in shares of Medtronic by 35.3% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 10,189,586 shares of the medical technology company’s stock valued at $970,456,000 after acquiring an additional 2,658,981 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Medtronic by 2,297.7% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 2,510,712 shares of the medical technology company’s stock valued at $241,179,000 after acquiring an additional 2,406,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Medtronic by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 128,961,343 shares of the medical technology company’s stock worth $12,388,027,000 after acquiring an additional 1,888,381 shares during the period. 82.06% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
MDT has been the subject of several recent research reports. TD Cowen reduced their target price on shares of Medtronic from $119.00 to $100.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 10th. Mizuho lowered their price target on shares of Medtronic from $120.00 to $100.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Rothschild & Co Redburn cut their price target on Medtronic from $111.00 to $106.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, June 5th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $88.00 price objective on shares of Medtronic in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, Piper Sandler reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $85.00 price objective on shares of Medtronic in a report on Tuesday, June 16th. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $98.21.
Insider Transactions at Medtronic
In other news, EVP Harry Skip Kiil sold 4,189 shares of Medtronic stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.44, for a total value of $336,963.16. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 37,227 shares in the company, valued at $2,994,539.88. This trade represents a 10.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 0.26% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Medtronic Stock Up 1.5%
Medtronic stock opened at $80.52 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 2.13 and a quick ratio of 1.62. The stock has a market capitalization of $103.07 billion, a PE ratio of 21.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 0.56. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $79.25 and a 200-day simple moving average of $88.12. Medtronic PLC has a 12 month low of $73.31 and a 12 month high of $106.33.
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, June 3rd. The medical technology company reported $1.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.54 by $0.01. Medtronic had a return on equity of 14.51% and a net margin of 13.20%.The firm had revenue of $9.81 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.62 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.62 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 9.9% on a year-over-year basis. Medtronic has set its FY 2027 guidance at 5.900-6.000 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Medtronic PLC will post 5.94 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Medtronic Increases Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 17th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 26th will be issued a dividend of $0.72 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 26th. This is a positive change from Medtronic’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.71. This represents a $2.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.6%. Medtronic’s payout ratio is 77.21%.
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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