
Parker-Hannifin Corporation (PH) is a leading specialty industrial machinery business with stocks listed in the US. It opened the day at US$433.11 after a previous close of US$433.18. During the day the price has varied from a low of USD433.11 to a high of USD441.09. The latest price was USD440.16 (25 minute delay). Parker-Hannifin Corporation is listed on the NYSE. All prices are listed in US Dollars.
How to buy shares in Parker-Hannifin Corporation
- Compare share trading platforms. To buy shares in a company listed in the US from Australia you'll need to find a trading platform that offers access to US stock markets. Look for a platform with low brokerage and foreign exchange fees.
- Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, which will typically include your ID and tax file number. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
- Search for Parker-Hannifin Corporation. Find the share by name or ticker symbol: PH. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment that matches your financial goals.
- Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Parker-Hannifin Corporation reaches your desired price. To spread out your risk, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying using consistent intervals and amounts.
- Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of US$433.18, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimise risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Parker-Hannifin Corporation, depending on your broker.
- Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Parker-Hannifin Corporation. Optimise your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights.
Our top pick for
US stocks

Our top pick for
Low costs

Our top pick for
Dividend investing

What's in this guide?
- Parker-Hannifin Corporation key stats
- Compare share trading platforms
- Is Parker-Hannifin Corporation stock a buy or sell?
- Parker-Hannifin Corporation performance over time
- Is Parker-Hannifin Corporation suitable for ethical investing?
- Are Parker-Hannifin Corporation shares over-valued?
- Parker-Hannifin Corporation's financials
- How volatile are Parker-Hannifin Corporation shares?
- Does Parker-Hannifin Corporation pay a dividend?
- Have Parker-Hannifin Corporation shares ever split?
- Other common questions
Parker-Hannifin Corporation stock price (NYSE:PH)
Use our graph to track the performance of PH stocks over time.Have Parker-Hannifin Corporation's shares ever split?
Parker-Hannifin Corporation's shares were split on a 3:2 basis on 2 October 2007. So if you had owned 2 shares the day before the split, the next day you would own 3 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Parker-Hannifin Corporation shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 33.3% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Parker-Hannifin Corporation shares which in turn could have impacted Parker-Hannifin Corporation's share price.
Parker-Hannifin Corporation shares at a glance
Open | US$433.11 |
---|---|
High | US$441.09 |
Low | US$433.11 |
Close | US$440.16 |
Previous close | US$433.18 |
Change | US$6.98 |
Change % | 1.6113% |
Volume | 562,309 |
52-week range | US$276.8271 - US$435.33 |
---|---|
50-day moving average | US$396.4156 |
200-day moving average | US$370.5152 |
Target price | US$455.5 |
PE ratio | 24.0394 |
Dividend yield | US$5.62 (1.37%) |
Earnings per share (TTM) | US$18.04 |
Use the fields above to explore the returns from a historical investment. Please refer to the charts further up this page to see performance over 5 years, or other periods. Past performance doesn't indicate future results. Capital is at risk.
Parker-Hannifin Corporation price performance over time
Historical closes compared with the last close of $440.16
1 week (2023-11-24) | 1.50% |
---|---|
1 month (2023-11-02) | 8.79% |
3 months (2023-09-01) | 4.19% |
6 months (2023-06-02) | 29.18% |
1 year (2022-12-02) | 48.01% |
---|---|
2 years (2021-12-02) | 44.35% |
3 years (2020-12-02) | 62.96% |
5 years (2018-11-30) | 155.85% |
Compare trading platforms to buy Parker-Hannifin Corporation shares
Is it a good time to buy Parker-Hannifin Corporation stock?
The technical analysis gauge below displays real-time ratings for the timeframes you select. However, this is not a recommendation. It represents a technical analysis based on the most popular technical indicators: Moving Averages, Oscillators and Pivots. Finder might not concur and takes no responsibility.
Is Parker-Hannifin Corporation under- or over-valued?
Valuing Parker-Hannifin Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Parker-Hannifin Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Parker-Hannifin Corporation's P/E ratio
Parker-Hannifin Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 24x. In other words, Parker-Hannifin Corporation shares trade at around 24x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Parker-Hannifin Corporation's PEG ratio
Parker-Hannifin Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.6932. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Parker-Hannifin Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Parker-Hannifin Corporation's EBITDA
Parker-Hannifin Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is US$4.7 billion (£3.7 billion).
The EBITDA is a measure of a Parker-Hannifin Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
Parker-Hannifin Corporation share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Parker-Hannifin Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as US$276.8271 up to US$435.33. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta measures a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Parker-Hannifin Corporation's is 1.489. This would suggest that Parker-Hannifin Corporation's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
Parker-Hannifin Corporation financials
Revenue TTM | US$19.7 billion |
---|---|
Operating margin TTM | 18.88% |
Gross profit TTM | US$6.6 billion |
Return on assets TTM | 7.92% |
Return on equity TTM | 24.26% |
Profit margin | 11.92% |
Book value | 82.236 |
Market capitalisation | US$55.7 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Parker-Hannifin Corporation share dividends
Dividend payout ratio: 25.38% of net profits
Recently Parker-Hannifin Corporation has paid out, on average, around 25.38% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 1.37% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Parker-Hannifin Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 1.37% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Parker-Hannifin Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $5.62 per share.
While Parker-Hannifin Corporation's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Parker-Hannifin Corporation may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.
Parker-Hannifin Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 1 December 2023. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 10 November 2023 (the "ex-dividend date").
Parker-Hannifin Corporation's environmental, social and governance track record
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Parker-Hannifin Corporation.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Parker-Hannifin Corporation's total ESG risk score
Total ESG risk: 33.6
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Parker-Hannifin Corporation's overall score of 33.6 (as at 01/01/2019) is nothing to write home about – landing it in it in the 54th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Parker-Hannifin Corporation is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Parker-Hannifin Corporation's environmental score
Environmental score: 10.48/100
Parker-Hannifin Corporation's environmental score of 10.48 puts it squarely in the 6th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Parker-Hannifin Corporation is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Parker-Hannifin Corporation's social score
Social score: 13.59/100
Parker-Hannifin Corporation's social score of 13.59 puts it squarely in the 6th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Parker-Hannifin Corporation is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Parker-Hannifin Corporation's governance score
Governance score: 12.03/100
Parker-Hannifin Corporation's governance score puts it squarely in the 6th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Parker-Hannifin Corporation is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Parker-Hannifin Corporation's controversy score
Controversy score: 2/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Parker-Hannifin Corporation scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that Parker-Hannifin Corporation has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary
Parker-Hannifin Corporation was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
Total ESG score | 33.6 |
---|---|
Total ESG percentile | 53.66 |
Environmental score | 10.48 |
Environmental score percentile | 6 |
Social score | 13.59 |
Social score percentile | 6 |
Governance score | 12.03 |
Governance score percentile | 6 |
Level of controversy | 2 |
Parker-Hannifin Corporation overview
Parker-Hannifin Corporation manufactures and sells motion and control technologies and systems for various mobile, industrial, and aerospace markets worldwide. The company operates through two segments: Diversified Industrial and Aerospace Systems. The Diversified Industrial segment offers sealing, shielding, thermal products and systems, adhesives, coatings, and noise vibration and harshness solutions; filters, systems, and diagnostics solutions to ensure purity and remove contaminants from fuel, air, oil, water, and other liquids and gases; connectors used in fluid and gas handling; and hydraulic, pneumatic, and electromechanical components and systems for builders and users of mobile and industrial machinery and equipment. This segment sells its products to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and distributors who serve the replacement markets in manufacturing, packaging, processing, transportation, construction, refrigeration and air conditioning, agricultural, and military machinery and equipment industries. The Aerospace Systems segment offers products for use in commercial and military airframe and engine programs, such as control actuation systems and components, engine build-up ducting, engine exhaust nozzles and assemblies, engine systems and components, fluid conveyance systems and components, fuel systems and components, fuel tank inerting systems, hydraulic systems and components, lubrication components, avionics, sensors, pneumatic control components, thermal management products, fire detection and suppression systems and components, and wheels and brakes, as well as fluid metering, delivery, and atomization devices. This segment markets its products directly to OEMs and end users. The company markets its products through direct-sales employees, independent distributors, and sales representatives. Parker-Hannifin Corporation was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.
Stocks similar to Parker-Hannifin Corporation
Frequently asked questions
More guides on Finder
-
How to buy OpenAI stock in Australia
Looking to jump on the AI bandwagon? Here's how you can invest in ChatGPT and its parent company OpenAI from Australia.
-
Best performing stocks on the ASX in 2023 (Updated weekly)
Looking for the best performing stocks in Australia? We update this list weekly.
-
Cryptocurrency ETFs explained: A simple guide for investors (2023)
If you’re looking for ways to gain exposure to Bitcoin and other digital currencies, cryptocurrency ETFs could be worth exploring. Find out what crypto ETFs are and how they work in this introductory guide.
-
How to buy Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA ADR (GOL) shares in Australia
Steps to owning and managing Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes SA shares from Australia.
-
How to buy Microsoft (MSFT) shares in Australia
Steps to owning and managing Microsoft shares from in Australia.
-
A beginner’s guide to Lego investing
Looking for alternative investments? With a ROI of up to 3,593% lego may be worth considering. Read on to find out which lego sets are worth the investment.
-
The cheapest stock brokers in Australia (Dec 2023)
Find cheap stock brokerage in Australia when buying and selling shares on the ASX and other international exchanges.
-
What is the money market?
Learn about the money market and everyday consumer money market products.
-
Is investing in crowdfunding a safe investment?
Equity crowdfunding offers a unique opportunity for investors and for Australian startups, but Australia’s regulatory framework surrounding crowdfunding still lags behind the rest of the world.
-
The best trading platforms in Australia for 2023
Follow these tips to find the best share trading platform for you.
Ask an Expert