Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE:DBD) Receives Outperform Rating from Wedbush

Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE:DBD - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "outperform" rating reaffirmed by research analysts at Wedbush in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday,RTT News reports. They currently have a $60.00 price objective on the technology company's stock. Wedbush's target price would indicate a potential upside of 28.76% from the stock's previous close. Wedbush also issued estimates for Diebold Nixdorf's Q1 2026 earnings at $1.39 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.53 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.62 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.86 EPS.

Diebold Nixdorf Price Performance

DBD traded down $0.40 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $46.60. 81,589 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 89,816. The business's 50-day moving average price is $44.17 and its 200 day moving average price is $43.52. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.75 billion, a PE ratio of 358.48 and a beta of 1.93. Diebold Nixdorf has a 1-year low of $30.37 and a 1-year high of $51.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.45 and a quick ratio of 0.96.

Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE:DBD - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The technology company reported $0.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.22 by ($0.25). Diebold Nixdorf had a net margin of 0.13% and a return on equity of 21.14%. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Diebold Nixdorf will post 4.02 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Diebold Nixdorf announced that its board has initiated a stock buyback program on Wednesday, February 12th that permits the company to buyback $100.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the technology company to purchase up to 5.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Diebold Nixdorf

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. William Blair Investment Management LLC boosted its position in Diebold Nixdorf by 38.1% during the fourth quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 1,272,763 shares of the technology company's stock worth $54,780,000 after acquiring an additional 350,808 shares during the last quarter. Royce & Associates LP acquired a new position in shares of Diebold Nixdorf during the 3rd quarter valued at about $7,901,000. Skylands Capital LLC raised its stake in Diebold Nixdorf by 57.5% during the fourth quarter. Skylands Capital LLC now owns 446,625 shares of the technology company's stock worth $19,223,000 after purchasing an additional 162,975 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in shares of Diebold Nixdorf by 32.2% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 629,780 shares of the technology company's stock worth $27,105,000 after buying an additional 153,511 shares during the period. Finally, Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in Diebold Nixdorf by 2,379.7% in the fourth quarter. Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC now owns 119,867 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $5,159,000 after acquiring an additional 115,033 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.04% of the company's stock.

About Diebold Nixdorf

Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated engages in the automating, digitizing, and transforming the way people bank and shop worldwide. It operates through two segments, Banking and Retail. The company offers cash recyclers and dispensers, intelligent deposit terminals, teller automation tools, and kiosk technologies, as well as physical security solutions; and front-end applications for consumer connection points and back-end platforms that manage channel transactions, operations and integration, and facilitate omnichannel transactions, endpoint monitoring, remote asset management, customer marketing, merchandise management, and analytics.