Donaldson Company, Inc. (DCI) Stock Analysis
Falling Knife setup · Catalyst-Driven edge
Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $81.55 — A.R:R 0.6:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7.
Donaldson manufactures filtration products across Mobile Solutions (62.1% of FY2025 net sales), Industrial Solutions (29.9%), and Life Sciences (8%) segments from 150+ global locations on six continents. No customer represented 10% or more of net sales in FY2025, FY2024, or... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $81.55 — A.R:R 0.6:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 30, MACD bearish. Score 4.7/10, high confidence.
Passes 5/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
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2 floor-breakers
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $81.55 — A.R:R 0.6:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 30, MACD bearish. Prior stop was $78.14. Score 4.7/10, high confidence.
Take-profit target: $83.87 (+2.8% upside). Prior stop was $78.14. Stop-loss: $78.14.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7; Weak overall score: 4.7/10.
Donaldson Company, Inc. trades at a P/E of 25.5 (forward 18.7). TrendMatrix value score: 5.5/10. Verdict: Sell.
12 analysts cover DCI with a consensus score of 3.7/5. Average price target: $96.
What does Donaldson Company, Inc. do?Donaldson manufactures filtration products across Mobile Solutions (62.1% of FY2025 net sales), Industrial Solutions...
Donaldson manufactures filtration products across Mobile Solutions (62.1% of FY2025 net sales), Industrial Solutions (29.9%), and Life Sciences (8%) segments from 150+ global locations on six continents. No customer represented 10% or more of net sales in FY2025, FY2024, or FY2023. Revenue comes from OEM equipment sales and high-margin aftermarket replacement filters.