Donaldson (DCI) to Release Earnings on Thursday

Donaldson (NYSE:DCI - Get Free Report) is projected to announce its earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, February 27th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.85 per share and revenue of $908.32 million for the quarter. Donaldson has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.560-3.720 EPS and its FY25 guidance at $3.56-3.72 EPS.Individual interested in listening to the company's earnings conference call can do so using this link.

Donaldson (NYSE:DCI - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, December 3rd. The industrial products company reported $0.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.82 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $900.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $888.88 million. Donaldson had a net margin of 11.56% and a return on equity of 29.07%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.75 EPS. On average, analysts expect Donaldson to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Donaldson Stock Down 0.8 %

Donaldson stock traded down $0.53 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $68.82. 650,663 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 485,343. The company has a market cap of $8.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.01, a P/E/G ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.06. Donaldson has a twelve month low of $65.99 and a twelve month high of $78.95. The company has a quick ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 1.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The company has a fifty day moving average of $69.42 and a 200-day moving average of $72.23.

Donaldson Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 13th will be issued a $0.27 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 13th. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.57%. Donaldson's payout ratio is 31.40%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Trudy A. Rautio sold 14,000 shares of Donaldson stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $67.60, for a total transaction of $946,400.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 26,420 shares in the company, valued at $1,785,992. This trade represents a 34.64 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 2.70% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

DCI has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of Donaldson from $67.00 to $68.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on shares of Donaldson from $81.00 to $83.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of Donaldson from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Sunday, February 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Donaldson has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $74.00.

About Donaldson

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.