Donaldson (NYSE:DCI) Releases FY25 Earnings Guidance

Donaldson (NYSE:DCI) updated its FY25 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $3.56-3.72 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.70. The company issued revenue guidance of +2-6% yr/yr ~$3.66-3.80 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.77 billion. Donaldson also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.560-3.720 EPS.

Donaldson Trading Down 0.3 %

DCI opened at $71.54 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.15, a P/E/G ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a quick ratio of 1.30, a current ratio of 1.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. Donaldson has a twelve month low of $57.05 and a twelve month high of $78.03. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $72.47 and a 200 day simple moving average of $72.53.

Donaldson (NYSE:DCI) last issued its quarterly 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. Donaldson had a net margin of 11.22% and a return on equity of 29.00%. The company had revenue of $935.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $941.12 million. Analysts predict that Donaldson will post 3.37 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Donaldson Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 28th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 13th were issued a dividend of $0.27 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, August 13th. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.51%. Donaldson’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 33.44%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have issued reports on DCI shares. Raymond James initiated coverage on Donaldson in a research report on Friday, June 28th. They issued a market perform rating on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on shares of Donaldson from $76.00 to $71.00 and set a hold rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Robert W. Baird dropped their price objective on shares of Donaldson from $80.00 to $79.00 and set an outperform rating for the company in a research note on Monday, June 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of Hold and an average price target of $69.67.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Scott J. Robinson sold 37,600 shares of Donaldson stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $70.97, for a total transaction of $2,668,472.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 37,702 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,675,710.94. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 2.58% of the stock is currently owned by 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.