Donaldson (NYSE:DCI) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Donaldson (NYSE:DCI) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 3.560-3.720 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 3.620. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.7 billion-$3.8 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.7 billion. Donaldson also updated its FY25 guidance to $3.56-3.72 EPS.

Donaldson Stock Down 7.0 %

NYSE DCI opened at $72.61 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $75.13 and its 200-day moving average price is $73.44. The company has a market capitalization of $8.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.48, a price-to-earnings-growth 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 has a 52 week low of $60.78 and a 52 week high of $78.95.

Donaldson (NYSE:DCI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, December 3rd. The industrial products company reported $0.83 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.82 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $900.10 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $888.88 million. Donaldson had a net margin of 11.54% and a return on equity of 29.47%. The company’s revenue was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.75 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Donaldson will post 3.63 earnings per share for the current year.

Donaldson Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 23rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 9th will be issued a dividend of $0.27 per share. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.49%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 9th. Donaldson’s dividend payout ratio is presently 31.95%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

Insider Transactions at Donaldson

In related news, Director Willard D. Oberton sold 2,700 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.37, for a total transaction of $198,099.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 27,983 shares in the company, valued at $2,053,112.71. The trade was a 8.80 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, President Thomas R. Scalf sold 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.16, for a total transaction of $182,900.00. Following the completion of the sale, the president now owns 28,334 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,072,915.44. This trade represents a 8.11 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 167,805 shares of company stock valued at $12,310,222. 2.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.