Physicians Financial Services Inc. Purchases 50 Shares of Parker-Hannifin Co. (NYSE:PH)

Physicians Financial Services Inc. increased its holdings in Parker-Hannifin Co. (NYSE:PH) by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 5,890 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Parker-Hannifin makes up about 1.2% of Physicians Financial Services Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 25th largest position. Physicians Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Parker-Hannifin were worth $3,721,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of PH. International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its position in Parker-Hannifin by 64,081.5% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 381,880 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $241,279,000 after acquiring an additional 381,285 shares in the last quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. increased its position in shares of Parker-Hannifin by 305.0% during the 1st quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 307,794 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $171,069,000 after purchasing an additional 231,788 shares during the last quarter. AMF Tjanstepension AB raised its holdings in Parker-Hannifin by 23.0% during the 2nd quarter. AMF Tjanstepension AB now owns 758,262 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $383,594,000 after buying an additional 141,862 shares during the period. Mackenzie Financial Corp lifted its position in Parker-Hannifin by 107.7% in the second quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 271,717 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $137,437,000 after buying an additional 140,898 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Swedbank AB lifted its position in Parker-Hannifin by 377.8% in the third quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 158,085 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $99,881,000 after buying an additional 125,000 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.44% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on PH. Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of Parker-Hannifin from $673.00 to $788.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. Evercore ISI upped their target price on Parker-Hannifin from $620.00 to $656.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, August 19th. Raymond James raised their price target on Parker-Hannifin from $610.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 4th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Parker-Hannifin from $640.00 to $710.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, October 7th. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of Parker-Hannifin from $695.00 to $710.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $673.14.

Insider Activity at Parker-Hannifin

In other news, Director Joseph Scaminace sold 1,751 shares of Parker-Hannifin stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $589.73, for a total value of $1,032,617.23. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 3,900 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,299,947. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. In other news, Director Joseph Scaminace sold 1,751 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $589.73, for a total transaction of $1,032,617.23. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 3,900 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,299,947. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, VP Berend Bracht sold 850 shares of Parker-Hannifin stock in a transaction on Monday, August 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $592.92, for a total value of $503,982.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 3,350 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,986,282. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 8,478 shares of company stock worth $5,245,221. 0.39% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Parker-Hannifin Stock Up 0.6 %

Parker-Hannifin stock traded up $4.35 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $694.12. 28,231 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 645,030. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a current ratio of 0.96. The firm has a market cap of $89.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.17, a PEG ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 1.43. The business has a fifty day moving average of $620.09 and a 200 day moving average of $567.76. Parker-Hannifin Co. has a 12-month low of $410.86 and a 12-month high of $709.63.

Parker-Hannifin (NYSE:PH) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The industrial products company reported $6.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $6.14 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $4.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.90 billion. Parker-Hannifin had a return on equity of 27.95% and a net margin of 14.47%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $5.96 earnings per share. Research analysts anticipate that Parker-Hannifin Co. will post 26.84 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Parker-Hannifin Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 6th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 8th will be given a $1.63 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 8th. This represents a $6.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.94%. Parker-Hannifin’s dividend payout ratio is presently 29.45%.

About Parker-Hannifin

Parker-Hannifin Corporation manufactures and sells motion and control technologies and systems for various mobile, industrial, and aerospace markets worldwide. The company operates through two segments: Diversified Industrial and Aerospace Systems. The Diversified Industrial segment offers sealing, shielding, thermal products and systems, adhesives, coatings, and noise vibration and harshness solutions; filters, systems, and diagnostics solutions to ensure purity and remove contaminants from fuel, air, oil, water, and other liquids and gases; connectors used in fluid and gas handling; and hydraulic, pneumatic, and electromechanical components and systems for builders and users of mobile and industrial machinery and equipment.