Shares in Parker Hannifin are currently testing the support level at 155.15 USD on the weekly chart. Investors should regard the recent downward movement as an opportunity to go long the stock.
Summary
● The company has strong fundamentals. More than 70% of listed companies have a lower mix of growth, profitability, debt and visibility criteria.
● The company has solid fundamentals for a short-term investment strategy.
Strengths
● The share is getting closer to its long-term support in weekly data, at USD 155.15, which offers good timing for buyers.
● The group's high margin levels account for strong profits.
● Predictions on business development from analysts polled by Thomson-Reuters are tight. This results from either a good visibility into core activities or accurate earnings releases.
● Over the last twelve months, the sales forecast has been frequently revised upwards.
● Analysts covering this company mostly recommend stock overweighting or purchase.
● The difference between current prices and the average target price is rather important and implies a significant appreciation potential for the stock.
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Parker-Hannifin Corporation specializes in designing, manufacturing, and selling monitoring and control systems. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- industrial systems (68.8%): industrial pipes, pipe connectors and adapters, oil filters, air filters, motors, hydraulic pumps and valves, pneumatic accessories, diagnostic equipment, climate control and monitoring systems (carbonic gas control systems, electronic controllers, pressure regulators, electromagnetic valves, thermostatic pressure relief valves), etc. North America accounts for 59.5% of net sales;
- aerospace systems and components (31.2%): flight control systems, fluid flow automation and monitoring systems, hydraulic components, brakes, etc. intended for military and commercial aircraft.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: North America (67.5%), Europe (19.5%), Asia/Pacific (11.9%) and Latin America (1.1%).
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