Proficio Capital Partners LLC Purchases New Holdings in Parker-Hannifin Corporation $PH

Proficio Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Parker-Hannifin Corporation (NYSE:PH) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund bought 1,954 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,911,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in shares of Parker-Hannifin by 5.9% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 1,808 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,150,000 after purchasing an additional 101 shares during the period. Bison Wealth LLC raised its position in Parker-Hannifin by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 749 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $476,000 after purchasing an additional 32 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its stake in Parker-Hannifin by 0.5% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 2,894 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,759,000 after acquiring an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC grew its position in Parker-Hannifin by 26.2% in the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 799 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $484,000 after acquiring an additional 166 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in Parker-Hannifin by 3.6% during the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 430 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $300,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares during the period. 82.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on PH. 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. Stifel Nicolaus set a $1,075.00 price target on shares of Parker-Hannifin in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Mizuho set a $1,050.00 price objective on Parker-Hannifin in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Wall Street Zen lowered Parker-Hannifin from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, August 22nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Parker-Hannifin from $1,100.00 to $1,060.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,100.00.

Parker-Hannifin Stock Up 2.4%

Shares of NYSE PH opened at $1,040.76 on Thursday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $989.76 and a two-hundred day moving average of $949.93. The company has a market capitalization of $131.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 1.12. Parker-Hannifin Corporation has a 1 year low of $715.37 and a 1 year high of $1,099.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 1.26 and a quick ratio of 0.74.

Parker-Hannifin (NYSE:PH) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The industrial products company reported $9.27 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $8.31 by $0.96. Parker-Hannifin had a return on equity of 28.48% and a net margin of 16.97%.The business had revenue of $5.75 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.57 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $7.69 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.8% on a year-over-year basis. Parker-Hannifin has set its FY 2027 guidance at 34.250-35.250 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Parker-Hannifin Corporation will post 34.93 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, September 11th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 31st will be issued a dividend of $2.00 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 31st. This represents a $8.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. Parker-Hannifin’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.08%.

Parker-Hannifin Profile

Parker-Hannifin Corporation (NYSE: PH) is a global manufacturer and provider of motion and control technologies and systems. The company designs, manufactures and services a broad range of engineered components and systems used to control the movement and flow of liquids, gases and hydraulic power. Its product portfolio is applied across demanding environments and includes solutions for industrial manufacturing, aerospace, mobile equipment and other engineered applications.

Parker-Hannifin’s product and service offerings span hydraulic and pneumatic components, fittings and fluid connectors, valves, pumps and motors, electromechanical actuators and motion-control systems, filtration and separation products, and seals and sealing systems.