Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) Cut to “Sector Weight” at KeyCorp

KeyCorp lowered shares of Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) from an overweight rating to a sector weight rating in a report released on Thursday morning, Marketbeat Ratings reports. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Hillenbrand’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.50 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on HI. DA Davidson reduced their price objective on Hillenbrand from $33.00 to $24.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Hillenbrand from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 6th.

Hillenbrand Stock Down 0.4 %

HI opened at $20.80 on Thursday. Hillenbrand has a twelve month low of $18.36 and a twelve month high of $46.92. The firm has a market cap of $1.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.62 and a beta of 1.56. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $23.05 and its 200-day simple moving average is $28.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.33, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.34.

Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The company reported $0.60 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.54 by $0.06. Hillenbrand had a negative net margin of 7.12% and a positive return on equity of 15.00%. The company had revenue of $715.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $691.00 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.76 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was down 8.8% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts anticipate that Hillenbrand will post 2.53 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hillenbrand Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 16th will be issued a dividend of $0.225 per share. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.33%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 16th. Hillenbrand’s dividend payout ratio is -23.62%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hillenbrand

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. R Squared Ltd acquired a new stake in Hillenbrand in the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. YANKCOM Partnership acquired a new stake in shares of Hillenbrand during the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of Hillenbrand by 107.5% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,185 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 614 shares during the last quarter. Point72 Hong Kong Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Hillenbrand during the fourth quarter worth approximately $42,000. Finally, Sterling Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Hillenbrand by 712.8% in the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 1,520 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after buying an additional 1,333 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 89.09% of the company’s stock.

Hillenbrand Company Profile

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.