Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) Position Lifted by Quarry LP

Quarry LP grew its holdings in shares of Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDTFree Report) by 322.0% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 6,343 shares of the medical technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,840 shares during the quarter. Quarry LP’s holdings in Medtronic were worth $571,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Medtronic by 1.2% during the third quarter. Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC now owns 9,558 shares of the medical technology company’s stock worth $861,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares during the period. First PREMIER Bank raised its holdings in shares of Medtronic by 1.8% during the third quarter. First PREMIER Bank now owns 6,417 shares of the medical technology company’s stock worth $577,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the period. First City Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Medtronic by 2.9% during the third quarter. First City Capital Management Inc. now owns 4,123 shares of the medical technology company’s stock worth $371,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the period. Hardy Reed LLC raised its holdings in shares of Medtronic by 4.4% during the third quarter. Hardy Reed LLC now owns 2,743 shares of the medical technology company’s stock worth $247,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the period. Finally, Precision Wealth Strategies LLC raised its holdings in shares of Medtronic by 3.3% during the third quarter. Precision Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 3,741 shares of the medical technology company’s stock worth $337,000 after purchasing an additional 118 shares during the period. 82.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Medtronic Stock Down 0.5 %

Medtronic stock opened at $85.31 on Thursday. Medtronic plc has a 52 week low of $75.96 and a 52 week high of $92.68. The company has a current ratio of 1.84, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $88.46 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $85.01. The stock has a market cap of $109.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.09, a PEG ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 0.82.

Medtronic (NYSE:MDTGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 19th. The medical technology company reported $1.26 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.25 by $0.01. Medtronic had a net margin of 13.00% and a return on equity of 13.79%. The company had revenue of $8.40 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.27 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.25 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect that Medtronic plc will post 5.45 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have weighed in on MDT shares. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Medtronic from $106.00 to $98.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Royal Bank of Canada raised shares of Medtronic from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $98.00 to $105.00 in a report on Thursday, October 10th. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of Medtronic from $85.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 1st. Robert W. Baird dropped their price objective on shares of Medtronic from $96.00 to $93.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their price objective on shares of Medtronic from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $95.27.

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Medtronic Company Profile

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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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