Hudock Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT – Free Report) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 2,412 shares of the medical technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $217,000.
Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. M&G Plc bought a new stake in Medtronic during the first quarter worth $259,160,000. Capital Research Global Investors increased its position in shares of Medtronic by 7.1% during the 1st quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 30,884,412 shares of the medical technology company’s stock valued at $2,691,577,000 after purchasing an additional 2,044,109 shares during the last quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund raised its stake in shares of Medtronic by 1,195.9% during the 2nd quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 1,837,600 shares of the medical technology company’s stock worth $144,637,000 after purchasing an additional 1,695,800 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Medtronic by 8,908.6% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 1,298,415 shares of the medical technology company’s stock worth $116,896,000 after buying an additional 1,284,002 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Troy Asset Management Ltd purchased a new stake in Medtronic during the second quarter worth about $85,440,000. 82.06% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Medtronic Stock Down 0.5 %
MDT traded down $0.46 during trading on Friday, hitting $90.53. 638,649 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,201,181. The stock has a market capitalization of $116.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.54, a PEG ratio of 2.60 and a beta of 0.84. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $89.04 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $83.74. Medtronic plc has a 12-month low of $68.84 and a 12-month high of $92.68. The company has a current ratio of 2.13, a quick ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55.
Medtronic Dividend Announcement
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 11th. Investors of record on Friday, September 27th were given a dividend of $0.70 per share. This represents a $2.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.09%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 27th. Medtronic’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 94.59%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
MDT has been the subject of a number of research reports. Daiwa America raised shares of Medtronic to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 23rd. Barclays boosted their price target on Medtronic from $104.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on Medtronic from $85.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 21st. Oppenheimer lifted their price objective on Medtronic from $92.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 21st. Finally, Truist Financial upped their target price on Medtronic from $90.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, October 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $95.36.
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Medtronic Profile
Medtronic plc develops, manufactures, and sells device-based medical therapies to healthcare systems, physicians, clinicians, and patients worldwide. Its Cardiovascular Portfolio segment offers implantable cardiac pacemakers, cardioverter defibrillators, and cardiac resynchronization therapy devices; cardiac ablation products; insertable cardiac monitor systems; TYRX products; and remote monitoring and patient-centered software.
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