Donaldson (NYSE:DCI) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Donaldson (NYSE:DCI) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 3.600-3.680 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 3.630. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.6 billion-$3.7 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.7 billion.

Donaldson Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of NYSE DCI opened at $69.33 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $69.28 and its 200-day moving average price is $72.16. Donaldson has a 52-week low of $66.01 and a 52-week high of $78.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 1.85. The company has a market cap of $8.28 billion, a PE ratio of 20.15, a P/E/G ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.06.

Donaldson (NYSE:DCI) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The industrial products company reported $0.83 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.85 by ($0.02). Donaldson had a net margin of 11.56% and a return on equity of 29.07%. On average, equities research analysts expect that Donaldson will post 3.64 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Donaldson Dividend Announcement

The business 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 dividend of $0.27 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 13th. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.56%. Donaldson’s payout ratio is 31.40%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on DCI shares. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of Donaldson from $67.00 to $68.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. StockNews.com raised Donaldson from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on Donaldson from $81.00 to $83.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Donaldson has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $74.00.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Trudy A. Rautio sold 14,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.60, for a total value of $946,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 26,420 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,785,992. This represents a 34.64 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 2.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.