Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results

Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) released its earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported $0.56 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.54 by $0.02, Zacks reports. Hillenbrand had a positive return on equity of 14.86% and a negative net margin of 6.63%. Hillenbrand updated its Q2 2025 guidance to 0.530-0.580 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance to 2.450-2.800 EPS.

Hillenbrand Stock Up 0.4 %

NYSE HI traded up $0.12 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $33.90. 478,530 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 364,014. Hillenbrand has a 12-month low of $25.11 and a 12-month high of $50.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.28, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 0.83. The firm has a market cap of $2.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -11.34 and a beta of 1.43. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $32.51 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $31.90.

Hillenbrand Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Monday, December 16th were paid a $0.225 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 16th. This is a positive change from Hillenbrand’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.65%. Hillenbrand’s dividend payout ratio is -30.10%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have weighed in on HI shares. KeyCorp reduced their target price on Hillenbrand from $45.00 to $40.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Hillenbrand from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 26th. Finally, DA Davidson reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $33.00 target price on shares of Hillenbrand in a research report on Friday, November 15th.

About Hillenbrand

Hillenbrand, Inc operates as an industrial company in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Advanced Process Solutions and Molding Technology Solutions. The Advanced Process Solutions segment designs, engineers, manufactures, markets, and services process and material handling equipment and systems comprising compounding, extrusion, and material handling equipment, equipment system design services, as well as offers mixing technology, ingredient automation, and portion process; and provides screening and separating equipment for various industries, including plastics, food and pharmaceuticals, chemicals, fertilizers, minerals, energy, wastewater treatment, forest products, and other general industrials.