Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) Issues Q2 2025 Earnings Guidance

Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) issued an update on its second quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 2.300-2.500 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 2.420. The company issued revenue guidance of $650.0 million-$690.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $686.7 million.

Nordson Stock Down 0.8 %

NASDAQ NDSN traded down $1.79 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $217.73. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 549,114 shares, compared to its average volume of 338,818. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 2.41 and a quick ratio of 1.51. The company has a market cap of $12.43 billion, a PE ratio of 26.85, a P/E/G ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 0.95. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $214.92 and its 200-day simple moving average is $239.27. Nordson has a fifty-two week low of $196.83 and a fifty-two week high of $279.38.

Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The industrial products company reported $2.06 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.08 by ($0.02). Nordson had a return on equity of 19.87% and a net margin of 17.37%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Nordson will post 10.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Nordson Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 16th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.78 per share. This represents a $3.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.43%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, January 2nd. Nordson’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 38.47%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

NDSN has been the subject of a number of research reports. Loop Capital raised Nordson from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $255.00 to $280.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. DA Davidson decreased their target price on Nordson from $295.00 to $285.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, December 13th. Seaport Res Ptn raised Nordson from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Baird R W downgraded Nordson from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, December 13th. Finally, Robert W. Baird reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $237.00 price target (down from $294.00) on shares of Nordson in a research report on Friday, December 13th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $279.25.

Insider Activity at Nordson

In other news, EVP Stephen Lovass sold 317 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $260.75, for a total value of $82,657.75. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 6,666 shares in the company, valued at $1,738,159.50. The trade was a 4.54 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 1,703 shares of company stock worth $374,069. 0.80% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Nordson

Nordson Corporation engineers, manufactures, and markets products and systems to dispense, apply, and control adhesives, coatings, polymers, sealants, biomaterials, and other fluids worldwide. It operates through three segments: Industrial Precision Solutions; Medical and Fluid Solutions; and Advanced Technology Solutions.