Leonteq Securities AG Purchases New Holdings in Parker-Hannifin Corporation $PH

Leonteq Securities AG purchased a new stake in shares of Parker-Hannifin Corporation (NYSE:PH) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 744 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $654,000.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of PH. ING Groep NV bought a new position in Parker-Hannifin during the 3rd quarter worth $26,398,000. Citigroup Inc. increased its stake in Parker-Hannifin by 54.7% during the 3rd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 158,668 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $120,294,000 after acquiring an additional 56,103 shares during the period. Wilkinson Global Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Parker-Hannifin by 28.2% during the 3rd quarter. Wilkinson Global Asset Management LLC now owns 48,434 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $36,720,000 after acquiring an additional 10,653 shares during the period. Advisors Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Parker-Hannifin by 140.0% during the 3rd quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 2,232 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,693,000 after acquiring an additional 1,302 shares during the period. Finally, Truist Financial Corp increased its stake in Parker-Hannifin by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 174,852 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $153,687,000 after acquiring an additional 4,673 shares during the period. 82.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Headlines Impacting Parker-Hannifin

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

• Positive Sentiment: The CIRCOR Aerospace deal should strengthen Parker-Hannifin’s aerospace and defense portfolio by adding complementary flight-critical motion and flow control capabilities, which management says could boost sales growth, margins, adjusted EPS, and cash flow. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Several recent writeups suggest the acquisition fits Parker-Hannifin’s strategy of focusing on higher-growth, higher-margin aerospace businesses, with CIRCOR’s unit expected to generate about $270 million in 2026 sales and more than 40% adjusted EBITDA margin before synergies. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Wall Street coverage remains broadly constructive, with recent analyst notes and price targets still pointing to optimism around Parker-Hannifin’s long-term earnings power. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: The market may also be weighing the deal’s premium valuation and execution risk, since the purchase is large and still needs regulatory approval before closing in the second half of 2026. Article Title

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

PH has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on Parker-Hannifin from $1,100.00 to $1,060.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. iA Financial set a $1,032.00 price objective on Parker-Hannifin in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Robert W. Baird set a $1,050.00 price objective on Parker-Hannifin in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Barclays raised their price objective on Parker-Hannifin from $990.00 to $1,020.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on Parker-Hannifin from $1,050.00 to $980.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 1st. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,022.30.

Parker-Hannifin Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of PH stock opened at $866.34 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $916.89 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $913.51. The company has a market cap of $109.35 billion, a PE ratio of 31.96, a P/E/G ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 1.18. Parker-Hannifin Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $637.21 and a fifty-two week high of $1,034.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 1.13.

Parker-Hannifin (NYSE:PH) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The industrial products company reported $8.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $7.84 by $0.33. The firm had revenue of $5.49 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.40 billion. Parker-Hannifin had a return on equity of 27.97% and a net margin of 16.58%.The company’s revenue was up 10.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $6.94 EPS. Parker-Hannifin has set its FY 2026 guidance at 31.200-31.200 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Parker-Hannifin Corporation will post 31.26 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Parker-Hannifin Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 8th will be issued a $2.00 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 8th. This represents a $8.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. This is a boost from Parker-Hannifin’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.80. Parker-Hannifin’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 29.51%.

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.