Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 2.450-2.800 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 2.950. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.6 billion-$2.8 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.0 billion. Hillenbrand also updated its Q2 2025 guidance to 0.530-0.580 EPS.
Hillenbrand Trading Down 0.5 %
Shares of NYSE:HI traded down $0.17 during trading on Friday, reaching $31.30. 961,748 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 404,790. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $32.41 and its 200 day moving average price is $31.82. Hillenbrand has a 12-month low of $25.11 and a 12-month high of $50.58. The company has a quick ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.33.
Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $0.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.54 by $0.02. Hillenbrand had a negative net margin of 7.12% and a positive return on equity of 15.00%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.69 earnings per share. Equities analysts forecast that Hillenbrand will post 2.94 earnings per share for the current year.
Hillenbrand Increases Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 16th were paid a $0.225 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 16th. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.88%. This is a positive change from Hillenbrand's previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. Hillenbrand's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -28.66%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of equities analysts have weighed in on HI shares. StockNews.com cut Hillenbrand from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday. DA Davidson restated a "neutral" rating and issued a $33.00 target price on shares of Hillenbrand in a research note on Friday, November 15th. Finally, KeyCorp dropped their target price on Hillenbrand from $45.00 to $40.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 14th.
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About Hillenbrand
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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.
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