Donaldson (NYSE:DCI) Updates FY25 Earnings Guidance

Donaldson (NYSE:DCI) updated its FY25 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $3.56-3.72 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $3.62. The company issued revenue guidance of +2-6% yr/yr to ~$3.66-3.80 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.72 billion. Donaldson also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.560-3.720 EPS.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

DCI has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. StockNews.com upgraded Donaldson from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, September 28th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on shares of Donaldson from $76.00 to $71.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, August 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Donaldson presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $69.67.

Donaldson Stock Up 0.0 %

NYSE DCI opened at $78.08 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $75.02 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $73.41. Donaldson has a fifty-two week low of $60.78 and a fifty-two week high of $78.95. The stock has a market cap of $9.35 billion, a PE ratio of 23.10, a P/E/G ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 1.04. The company has a quick ratio of 1.23, a current ratio of 1.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32.

Donaldson (NYSE:DCI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, December 3rd. The industrial products company reported $0.83 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.82 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $900.10 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $888.88 million. Donaldson had a return on equity of 29.47% and a net margin of 11.54%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.75 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Donaldson will post 3.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Donaldson Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 23rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 9th will be given a dividend of $0.27 per share. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.38%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 9th. Donaldson’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 31.95%.

Insider Activity

In other Donaldson news, insider Amy C. Becker sold 14,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.89, for a total value of $1,056,905.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 41,368 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,015,313.52. The trade was a 25.95 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Willard D. Oberton sold 2,700 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, October 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.37, for a total value of $198,099.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 27,983 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,053,112.71. This represents a 8.80 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 167,805 shares of company stock valued at $12,310,222 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 2.70% of the company’s stock.

Donaldson Company Profile

Donaldson Company, Inc manufactures and sells filtration systems and replacement parts worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Mobile Solutions, Industrial Solutions, and Life Sciences. Its Mobile Solutions segment provides replacement filters for air and liquid filtration applications, such as air filtration systems; liquid filtration systems for fuel, lube, and hydraulic applications; exhaust and emissions systems and sensors; indicators; and monitoring systems.