Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 9.700-10.500 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 10.380. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.8 billion-$2.9 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.9 billion. Nordson also updated its FY25 guidance to $9.70-$10.50 EPS.

Nordson Price Performance

NDSN traded down $3.32 on Wednesday, hitting $249.55. 531,089 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 234,474. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 2.36 and a quick ratio of 1.52. Nordson has a 12 month low of $222.18 and a 12 month high of $279.38. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.80, a PEG ratio of 1.89 and a beta of 0.90. The business has a 50-day moving average of $255.25 and a two-hundred day moving average of $245.91.

Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 11th. The industrial products company reported $2.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.59 by $0.19. Nordson had a net margin of 17.75% and a return on equity of 19.80%. The business had revenue of $744.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $736.83 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.46 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts forecast that Nordson will post 9.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on Nordson from $272.00 to $287.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 23rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $299.00.

Insider Activity at Nordson

In other news, EVP Jennifer L. Mcdonough sold 225 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $262.27, for a total transaction of $59,010.75. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 3,287 shares in the company, valued at approximately $862,081.49. The trade was a 6.41 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Joseph P. Kelley sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $249.98, for a total value of $749,940.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 8,659 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,164,576.82. This represents a 25.73 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 3,629 shares of company stock valued at $914,400 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.86% 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.