NewEdge Advisors LLC Raises Stock Holdings in Parker-Hannifin Corporation $PH

NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Parker-Hannifin Corporation (NYSE:PHFree Report) by 7.9% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 17,785 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,309 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC’s holdings in Parker-Hannifin were worth $17,396,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Texas Capital Bancshares Inc TX purchased a new position in Parker-Hannifin in the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. Archer Investment Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Parker-Hannifin during the second quarter worth about $28,000. HFM Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Parker-Hannifin by 1,000.0% during the fourth quarter. HFM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 33 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Lloyd Advisory Services LLC. acquired a new position in shares of Parker-Hannifin in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Finally, NFSG Corp raised its position in shares of Parker-Hannifin by 94.4% in the first quarter. NFSG Corp now owns 35 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 17 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.44% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently issued reports on PH. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Parker-Hannifin in a report on Friday, July 17th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of Parker-Hannifin from $1,269.00 to $1,358.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. BNP Paribas Exane reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $1,220.00 price target (up from $1,090.00) on shares of Parker-Hannifin in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Parker-Hannifin from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 22nd. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their price objective on shares of Parker-Hannifin from $1,037.00 to $1,218.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 14th. Seventeen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $1,114.55.

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Parker-Hannifin Trading Down 1.6%

NYSE PH opened at $933.97 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $117.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.78, a PEG ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 1.26. Parker-Hannifin Corporation has a one year low of $715.37 and a one year high of $1,099.94. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $989.89 and its 200 day moving average price is $947.46.

Parker-Hannifin (NYSE:PHGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The industrial products company reported $9.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $8.31 by $0.96. The company had revenue of $5.75 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.57 billion. Parker-Hannifin had a net margin of 16.97% and a return on equity of 28.48%. Parker-Hannifin’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $7.69 earnings per share. Parker-Hannifin has set its FY 2027 guidance at 34.250-35.250 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Parker-Hannifin Corporation will post 35 EPS for the current year.

Parker-Hannifin Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 11th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 31st will be given a $2.00 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 31st. This represents a $8.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. Parker-Hannifin’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 28.08%.

Insider Activity at Parker-Hannifin

In other news, VP Berend Bracht sold 602 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,040.47, for a total value of $626,362.94. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 4,399 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,577,027.53. This represents a 12.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.32% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Parker-Hannifin (NYSE:PH)

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