Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) Updates Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.950-2.150 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 2.260. The company issued revenue guidance of $615.0 million-$655.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $681.9 million. Nordson also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 9.700-10.500 EPS.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on shares of Nordson from $272.00 to $287.00 and gave the company 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 issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $299.00.

Nordson Stock Down 8.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ NDSN opened at $229.11 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $254.50 and its 200-day moving average is $245.81. The company has a current ratio of 2.36, a quick ratio of 1.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. Nordson has a 1 year low of $222.18 and a 1 year high of $279.38. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.10 billion, a PE ratio of 28.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.90.

Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 11th. The industrial products company reported $2.78 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.59 by $0.19. Nordson had a return on equity of 20.12% and a net margin of 17.37%. The company had revenue of $744.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $736.83 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.46 EPS. Nordson’s revenue was up 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts expect that Nordson will post 10.35 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Stephen Lovass sold 317 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $260.75, for a total transaction of $82,657.75. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 6,666 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,738,159.50. This trade represents a 4.54 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, 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 $862,081.49. This trade represents a 6.41 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 3,629 shares of company stock worth $914,400. Corporate insiders own 0.86% of the company’s stock.

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.