Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) Updates Q1 Earnings Guidance

Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) updated its first quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $0.52-0.57 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $0.63. The company issued revenue guidance of $685-705 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $747.35 million. Hillenbrand also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 2.800-3.150 EPS.

Hillenbrand Trading Down 1.7 %

HI opened at $30.17 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.44, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 0.88. Hillenbrand has a fifty-two week low of $25.11 and a fifty-two week high of $50.58. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.12 billion, a PE ratio of -10.26 and a beta of 1.38. The company’s 50-day moving average is $27.87 and its 200 day moving average is $36.26.

Hillenbrand Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Investors of record on Monday, September 16th were issued a $0.2225 dividend. This represents a $0.89 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.95%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 16th. This is a positive change from Hillenbrand’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. Hillenbrand’s dividend payout ratio is currently -30.27%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on HI shares. DA Davidson lowered shares of Hillenbrand from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $54.00 to $33.00 in a report on Monday, August 12th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Hillenbrand from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, September 6th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $48.00.

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.