Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.02 EPS

Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN - Get Free Report) posted its earnings results on Wednesday. The industrial products company reported $2.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.08 by ($0.02), Zacks reports. Nordson had a net margin of 16.93% and a return on equity of 19.31%. The firm had revenue of $615.42 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $639.40 million. Nordson updated its Q2 2025 guidance to 2.300-2.500 EPS.

Nordson Price Performance

NASDAQ NDSN traded down $3.01 on Friday, reaching $215.44. The company's stock had a trading volume of 350,941 shares, compared to its average volume of 342,595. The firm's 50 day moving average is $213.85 and its two-hundred day moving average is $238.84. The stock has a market cap of $12.30 billion, a PE ratio of 27.41, a PEG ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a current ratio of 2.41. Nordson has a twelve month low of $196.83 and a twelve month high of $279.38.

Nordson Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 16th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.78 per share. This represents a $3.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.45%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, January 2nd. Nordson's payout ratio is currently 39.69%.

Insider Transactions at Nordson

In related news, EVP Stephen Lovass sold 1,299 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $206.79, for a total transaction of $268,620.21. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 7,347 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,519,286.13. This represents a 15.02 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders have sold 1,703 shares of company stock valued at $374,069 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.80% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

NDSN has been the subject of several analyst reports. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded Nordson from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. Baird R W lowered Nordson from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, December 13th. Robert W. Baird reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a $237.00 price objective (down previously from $294.00) on shares of Nordson in a report on Friday, December 13th. Loop Capital raised shares of Nordson from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their target price for the company from $255.00 to $280.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, DA Davidson lowered their target price on shares of Nordson from $295.00 to $285.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Nordson has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $279.25.

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.