Parker-Hannifin Corp. (PH) Stock Up 0.57%: Is It a Good Investment?

Parker-Hannifin Corp. [PH] stock is trading at $584.40, up 0.57%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The PH shares have gain 1.29% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 2.93%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

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From an analyst’s perspective:

Parker-Hannifin Corp. [NYSE: PH] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on June 28, 2024, when Raymond James initiated its Outperform rating and assigned the stock a price target of $610. Previously, Mizuho upgraded its rating to Buy on May 28, 2024, and elevated its price target to $650. On March 14, 2024, Truist initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $602 on the stock. TD Cowen upgraded its rating to a Market Perform and increased its price target to $500 on March 01, 2024. Wolfe Research downgraded its rating to a Peer Perform. Deutsche Bank upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on November 09, 2023, and upped its price target to $506. In a note dated October 05, 2023, BofA Securities upgraded an Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $435 to $475.

Parker-Hannifin Corp. [PH] stock has fluctuated between $362.49 and $601.30 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $517.79 within the next 12 months. Parker-Hannifin Corp. [NYSE: PH] shares were valued at $584.40 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -11.4% based on the average PH price forecast.

Analyzing the PH fundamentals

Parker-Hannifin Corp. [NYSE:PH] reported sales of 19.93B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 1.78%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.36% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.19%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.18%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.14%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.1, Equity is 0.25 and Total Capital is 0.17. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.88.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 574.58 points at the first support level, and at 564.75 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 590.38, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 596.36.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, Parker-Hannifin Corp.’s Current Ratio is 0.93. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.55, while the Cash Ratio is 0.06. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.77, the price to book ratio is 6.23 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 26.81.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Bracht Berend, VP & Pres.- Motion Sys. Grp., that happened on Aug 26 ’24 when 850.0 shares were sold. Chief Executive Officer, Parmentier Jennifer A completed a deal on Aug 22 ’24 to sell 2641.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Bracht Berend bought 850.0 shares on Aug 26 ’24.

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