Berend Bracht Sells 1,457 Shares of Parker-Hannifin (NYSE:PH) Stock

Parker-Hannifin Corporation (NYSE:PH) VP Berend Bracht sold 1,457 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $946.48, for a total value of $1,379,021.36. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 2,580 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,441,918.40. This represents a 36.09% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

Berend Bracht also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, November 12th, Berend Bracht sold 3,507 shares of Parker-Hannifin stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $864.58, for a total transaction of $3,032,082.06.

Parker-Hannifin Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of PH stock opened at $967.28 on Friday. Parker-Hannifin Corporation has a 12-month low of $488.45 and a 12-month high of $979.44. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $906.08 and a 200-day moving average of $813.12. The company has a market capitalization of $122.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.28, a P/E/G ratio of 3.30 and a beta of 1.25.

Parker-Hannifin (NYSE:PH) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 29th. The industrial products company reported $7.65 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $7.11 by $0.54. The business had revenue of $5.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.07 billion. Parker-Hannifin had a net margin of 17.29% and a return on equity of 27.56%. The firm’s revenue was up 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $6.53 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Parker-Hannifin Corporation will post 26.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Parker-Hannifin Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 6th will be paid a dividend of $1.80 per share. This represents a $7.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 6th. Parker-Hannifin’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 26.26%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Parker-Hannifin by 6.8% during the fourth quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 173 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $152,000 after purchasing an additional 11 shares during the period. Avion Wealth grew its holdings in Parker-Hannifin by 35.5% in the 4th quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 42 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 11 shares in the last quarter. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Parker-Hannifin by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 652 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $573,000 after buying an additional 12 shares in the last quarter. Altfest L J & Co. Inc. increased its position in Parker-Hannifin by 4.4% during the 4th quarter. Altfest L J & Co. Inc. now owns 286 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $251,000 after buying an additional 12 shares during the period. Finally, Berkshire Asset Management LLC PA lifted its holdings in shares of Parker-Hannifin by 1.1% during the third quarter. Berkshire Asset Management LLC PA now owns 1,208 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $916,000 after buying an additional 13 shares in the last quarter. 82.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Parker-Hannifin News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Parker-Hannifin this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Truist called out margin strength following PH’s Q2 earnings beat, highlighting better‑than‑expected operating leverage that supports profit outlook and valuation. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Quarterly results and commentary: PH reported stronger Q4/Q2 revenue and EPS versus estimates, with revenue growth and expanded margins cited as key drivers — fundamentals that can underpin upside. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Street support: several firms (JPMorgan, Truist, Barclays and others) recently raised targets or reiterated buy/overweight views, and Wall Street Zen upgraded the rating — analyst upgrades help sustain demand. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend confirmed: PH disclosed a quarterly dividend (ex‑dividend early February), which is modest but supports income investors and reduces downside volatility for some holders. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Momentum/coverage pieces (e.g., Zacks, MarketBeat writeups) are drawing attention from momentum traders but don’t materially change fundamentals. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: multiple senior VPs sold stock in early Feb (Matthew A. Jacobson, Dinu J. Parel, Berend Bracht), each filing with the SEC shows significant reductions in their holdings — this cluster of sales is being framed in the press as “quiet” cash‑outs and is pressuring sentiment. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Additional SEC filings detail Parel’s sale. Multiple executive sales in close succession can raise short‑term investor concern even if sales are pre‑planned or for diversification. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Bracht’s Form 4 confirms another sizable sale; aggregated coverage (TipRanks, MarketBeat) is amplifying negative perception and likely contributed to elevated intraday volume. Read More. Read More.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently commented on PH. Mizuho increased their price objective on shares of Parker-Hannifin from $800.00 to $825.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Argus reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $900.00 price target on shares of Parker-Hannifin in a research report on Monday, November 10th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Parker-Hannifin from $1,000.00 to $1,050.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. Robert W. Baird set a $1,050.00 target price on shares of Parker-Hannifin in a report on Friday, January 30th. Finally, Susquehanna reiterated a “positive” rating and issued a $1,000.00 price target on shares of Parker-Hannifin in a research note on Wednesday, November 12th. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $990.47.

About Parker-Hannifin

Parker-Hannifin Corporation (NYSE: PH) is a global manufacturer and provider of motion and control technologies and systems. The company designs, manufactures and services a broad range of engineered components and systems used to control the movement and flow of liquids, gases and hydraulic power. Its product portfolio is applied across demanding environments and includes solutions for industrial manufacturing, aerospace, mobile equipment and other engineered applications.

Parker-Hannifin’s product and service offerings span hydraulic and pneumatic components, fittings and fluid connectors, valves, pumps and motors, electromechanical actuators and motion-control systems, filtration and separation products, and seals and sealing systems.