Barrington Research Forecasts ACCO Brands Q1 Earnings

ACCO Brands Co. (NYSE:ACCO - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Barrington Research issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for ACCO Brands in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Barrington Research analyst K. Steinke anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of ($0.04) per share for the quarter. Barrington Research has a "Outperform" rating and a $7.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for ACCO Brands' current full-year earnings is $1.02 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for ACCO Brands' Q2 2025 earnings at $0.31 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.29 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.43 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.00 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.08 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com lowered ACCO Brands from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday.

ACCO Brands Stock Up 0.8 %

ACCO stock traded up $0.04 during trading on Thursday, reaching $4.68. 1,045,266 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 767,445. The company has a current ratio of 1.60, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.38. ACCO Brands has a twelve month low of $4.30 and a twelve month high of $6.43. The firm's 50 day moving average is $5.15 and its 200 day moving average is $5.37. The firm has a market cap of $434.22 million, a P/E ratio of -4.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 1.68.

ACCO Brands (NYSE:ACCO - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The industrial products company reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.40 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $448.10 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $455.06 million. ACCO Brands had a negative net margin of 6.10% and a positive return on equity of 14.96%.

ACCO Brands Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.075 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $0.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.42%. ACCO Brands's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -28.30%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On ACCO Brands

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. FMR LLC increased its holdings in ACCO Brands by 123.0% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,911 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 3,260 shares in the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in ACCO Brands during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $61,000. Burns Matteson Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in ACCO Brands during the fourth quarter worth $61,000. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new stake in ACCO Brands during the third quarter worth $63,000. Finally, Xponance Inc. bought a new stake in ACCO Brands during the fourth quarter worth $65,000. 84.56% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About ACCO Brands

ACCO Brands Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets consumer, school, technology, and office products. It operates through three segments: ACCO Brands North America, ACCO Brands EMEA, and ACCO Brands International. The company provides computer and gaming accessories, planners, dry erase boards, school notebooks, and janitorial supplies; storage and organization products, such as lever-arch binders, sheet protectors, and indexes; sheet protectors and indexes; laminating, binding, and shredding machines; writing instruments and art products; stapling and punching products; and do-it-yourself tools.