Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) Issues Q2 2025 Earnings Guidance

Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) updated its second quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. 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.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. Robert W. Baird reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $237.00 price objective (down from $294.00) on shares of Nordson in a report on Friday, December 13th. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded shares of Nordson from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. DA Davidson reduced their price objective on shares of Nordson from $295.00 to $285.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, December 13th. Baird R W cut shares of Nordson from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, December 13th. Finally, Loop Capital upgraded shares of Nordson from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the company from $255.00 to $280.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $279.25.

Nordson Trading Up 0.3 %

Nordson stock traded up $0.70 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $218.43. 172,886 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 333,557. Nordson has a fifty-two week low of $196.83 and a fifty-two week high of $279.38. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.93, a PEG ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 0.95. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $214.28 and its 200 day simple moving average is $239.12. The company has a current ratio of 2.41, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72.

Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The industrial products company reported $2.06 earnings per share (EPS) 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%. The firm had revenue of $615.42 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $639.40 million. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Nordson will post 10.2 EPS for the current year.

Nordson Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 16th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 2nd were issued a $0.78 dividend. 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 currently 38.47%.

Insider Activity at Nordson

In related news, EVP Stephen Lovass sold 1,299 shares of Nordson stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $206.79, for a total value of $268,620.21. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 7,347 shares in the company, valued at $1,519,286.13. The trade was a 15.02 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 1,703 shares of company stock worth $374,069. Corporate insiders own 0.80% of the company’s stock.

Nordson Company Profile

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.