VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al Invests $5.91 Million in Parker-Hannifin Corporation $PH

VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al purchased a new stake in Parker-Hannifin Corporation (NYSE:PHFree Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 6,040 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,908,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. E Fund Management Co. Ltd. raised its position in Parker-Hannifin by 2.1% in the second quarter. E Fund Management Co. Ltd. now owns 477 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $467,000 after purchasing an additional 10 shares during the last quarter. Optas LLC grew its holdings in shares of Parker-Hannifin by 3.1% during the first quarter. Optas LLC now owns 370 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $331,000 after purchasing an additional 11 shares during the last quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Parker-Hannifin by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC now owns 614 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $540,000 after purchasing an additional 11 shares during the last quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Parker-Hannifin by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC now owns 917 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $807,000 after buying an additional 11 shares during the period. Finally, RFG Advisory LLC increased its stake in shares of Parker-Hannifin by 0.3% in the first quarter. RFG Advisory LLC now owns 3,740 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,348,000 after buying an additional 12 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.44% of the company’s stock.

Parker-Hannifin Stock Performance

PH stock opened at $956.22 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $120.53 billion, a PE ratio of 33.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a current ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $990.75 and a 200-day moving average price of $948.51. Parker-Hannifin Corporation has a 1-year low of $715.37 and a 1-year high of $1,099.94.

Parker-Hannifin (NYSE:PHGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The industrial products company reported $9.27 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $8.31 by $0.96. The company had revenue of $5.75 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.57 billion. Parker-Hannifin had a return on equity of 28.48% and a net margin of 16.97%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $7.69 EPS. Parker-Hannifin has set its FY 2027 guidance at 34.250-35.250 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Parker-Hannifin Corporation will post 35 earnings per share for the current year.

Parker-Hannifin Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 11th. Investors of record on Monday, August 31st will be issued a $2.00 dividend. This represents a $8.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 31st. Parker-Hannifin’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 28.08%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Truist Financial lifted their target price on shares of Parker-Hannifin from $1,269.00 to $1,358.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Parker-Hannifin from $1,141.00 to $1,232.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on shares of Parker-Hannifin from $1,100.00 to $1,210.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. BNP Paribas Exane restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $1,220.00 price objective (up from $1,090.00) on shares of Parker-Hannifin in a report on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Parker-Hannifin in a report on Friday, July 17th. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,114.55.

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Insider Buying and Selling at Parker-Hannifin

In other Parker-Hannifin news, VP Berend Bracht sold 602 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,040.47, for a total value of $626,362.94. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 4,399 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,577,027.53. This trade represents a 12.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.32% of the company’s stock.

Parker-Hannifin Company Profile

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Parker-Hannifin Corporation (NYSE:PH) is a diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies. The company develops and produces systems and components that manage the movement and flow of liquids, gases and other materials for industrial, mobile and aerospace applications.

Its products include hydraulic and pneumatic systems, fluid connectors, filtration and process-control equipment, electromechanical technologies, seals, thermal-management solutions and aerospace systems. Parker-Hannifin serves manufacturers and operators in markets such as factory automation, transportation, energy, construction, life sciences and aviation.

Founded in 1917, Parker-Hannifin is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, and serves customers through manufacturing, distribution and sales operations across North America, Europe, Asia and other international markets.

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