17,282 Shares in Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE:DCI) Purchased by GSA Capital Partners LLP

GSA Capital Partners LLP bought a new stake in shares of Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE:DCI - Free Report) in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 17,282 shares of the industrial products company's stock, valued at approximately $1,274,000.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of DCI. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC raised its stake in Donaldson by 1.3% during the second quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 11,364 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $813,000 after acquiring an additional 146 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Donaldson by 31.6% in the 1st quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 766 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $55,000 after purchasing an additional 184 shares in the last quarter. Oak Family Advisors LLC increased its stake in Donaldson by 4.3% in the 2nd quarter. Oak Family Advisors LLC now owns 4,742 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $339,000 after buying an additional 197 shares during the period. V Square Quantitative Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Donaldson by 52.0% during the 3rd quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 605 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $45,000 after buying an additional 207 shares during the period. Finally, Eads & Heald Wealth Management grew its stake in Donaldson by 2.8% in the second quarter. Eads & Heald Wealth Management now owns 9,758 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $698,000 after purchasing an additional 268 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.81% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director James Owens sold 5,210 shares of Donaldson stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $71.74, for a total transaction of $373,765.40. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 17,788 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,276,111.12. This trade represents a 22.65 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Tod E. Carpenter sold 24,081 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.52, for a total value of $1,746,354.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 256,742 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $18,618,929.84. This trade represents a 8.58 % decrease in their position. 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 in the last three months. Company insiders own 2.70% of the company's stock.

Donaldson Stock Performance

Donaldson stock traded down $0.47 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $76.40. 351,591 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 485,487. Donaldson Company, Inc. has a 12 month low of $58.75 and a 12 month high of $78.71. The company has a current ratio of 1.84, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $73.86 and a 200 day moving average of $73.24. The firm has a market cap of $9.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.60, a PEG ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.04.

Donaldson (NYSE:DCI - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 28th. The industrial products company reported $0.94 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.88 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $935.40 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $941.12 million. Donaldson had a net margin of 11.54% and a return on equity of 29.47%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Donaldson Company, Inc. will post 3.63 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on DCI shares. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on shares of Donaldson from $76.00 to $71.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 29th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Donaldson from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Saturday, September 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $69.67.

Donaldson 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.