Hsbc Holdings PLC Boosts Holdings in Parker-Hannifin Corporation $PH

Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its holdings in Parker-Hannifin Corporation (NYSE:PH) by 3.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 234,789 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional 7,365 shares during the quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC owned approximately 0.19% of Parker-Hannifin worth $229,281,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of PH. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in shares of Parker-Hannifin by 5.9% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 1,808 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,150,000 after acquiring an additional 101 shares during the period. Bison Wealth LLC raised its stake in Parker-Hannifin by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 749 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $476,000 after acquiring an additional 32 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Parker-Hannifin by 0.5% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 2,894 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,759,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of 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 last quarter. 82.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Parker-Hannifin Stock Performance

PH opened at $1,015.36 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $987.88 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $949.41. Parker-Hannifin Corporation has a 52-week low of $715.37 and a 52-week high of $1,099.94. The company has a market cap of $127.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.64, a PEG ratio of 2.64 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a quick ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44.

Parker-Hannifin (NYSE:PH) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The industrial products company reported $9.27 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $8.31 by $0.96. Parker-Hannifin had a net margin of 16.97% and a return on equity of 28.48%. The firm had revenue of $5.75 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.57 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $7.69 EPS. Parker-Hannifin’s quarterly revenue was up 9.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Parker-Hannifin has set its FY 2027 guidance at 34.250-35.250 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Parker-Hannifin Corporation will post 34.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Parker-Hannifin Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 11th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 31st will be given a $2.00 dividend. This represents a $8.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 31st. Parker-Hannifin’s dividend payout ratio is 28.08%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on PH shares. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on Parker-Hannifin from $1,100.00 to $1,250.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their price target on Parker-Hannifin from $1,037.00 to $1,218.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 14th. Truist Financial boosted their price target on Parker-Hannifin from $1,269.00 to $1,358.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of Parker-Hannifin from $1,100.00 to $1,060.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Parker-Hannifin from $980.00 to $950.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,100.00.

Parker-Hannifin Company 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.