Princeton Global Asset Management LLC Reduces Position in Parker-Hannifin Co. (NYSE:PH)

Princeton Global Asset Management LLC reduced its stake in shares of Parker-Hannifin Co. (NYSE:PHFree Report) by 97.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 86 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 2,954 shares during the period. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Parker-Hannifin were worth $55,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in PH. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Parker-Hannifin by 13.8% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 6,202,235 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,918,696,000 after acquiring an additional 753,143 shares during the period. FMR LLC increased its holdings in shares of Parker-Hannifin by 7.1% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 4,116,257 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,600,733,000 after purchasing an additional 272,531 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Parker-Hannifin by 1.2% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,577,831 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,623,689,000 after purchasing an additional 29,408 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its stake in shares of Parker-Hannifin by 39.9% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,977,849 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,249,645,000 after buying an additional 564,365 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in Parker-Hannifin by 3.9% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,593,970 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,007,102,000 after purchasing an additional 59,432 shares in the last quarter. 82.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Parker-Hannifin

In related news, VP Thomas C. Gentile sold 2,430 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $701.16, for a total transaction of $1,703,818.80. Following the sale, the vice president now owns 5,465 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,831,839.40. The trade was a 30.78 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, COO Andrew D. Ross sold 4,864 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $706.04, for a total value of $3,434,178.56. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 13,120 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,263,244.80. The trade was a 27.05 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 12,200 shares of company stock worth $8,595,207 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.39% of the company’s stock.

Parker-Hannifin Price Performance

PH stock opened at $696.57 on Tuesday. Parker-Hannifin Co. has a 52-week low of $492.71 and a 52-week high of $718.44. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $666.84 and its 200-day simple moving average is $630.54. The company has a quick ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The stock has a market capitalization of $89.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.90 and a beta of 1.45.

Parker-Hannifin (NYSE:PHGet Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The industrial products company reported $6.53 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $6.23 by $0.30. Parker-Hannifin had a return on equity of 27.34% and a net margin of 15.87%. Equities research analysts expect that Parker-Hannifin Co. will post 26.67 EPS for the current year.

Parker-Hannifin Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 7th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 7th will be paid a $1.63 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 7th. This represents a $6.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.94%. Parker-Hannifin’s payout ratio is currently 26.99%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have commented on PH shares. Mizuho increased their target price on Parker-Hannifin from $665.00 to $715.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 17th. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on Parker-Hannifin from $695.00 to $710.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price target on Parker-Hannifin from $765.00 to $810.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Barclays cut their target price on Parker-Hannifin from $800.00 to $791.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their price objective on Parker-Hannifin from $788.00 to $842.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 19th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $725.06.

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About Parker-Hannifin

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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.

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