Hillenbrand (HI) Scheduled to Post Earnings on Tuesday

Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) is scheduled to be announcing its earnings results after the market closes on Tuesday, April 30th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.75 per share for the quarter. Investors that wish to register for the company’s conference call can do so using this link.

Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) last posted its earnings results on Monday, February 5th. The company reported $0.69 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.01. Hillenbrand had a net margin of 18.39% and a return on equity of 14.65%. The firm had revenue of $773.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $776.40 million. On average, analysts expect Hillenbrand to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Hillenbrand Stock Performance

NYSE:HI opened at $48.10 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.28, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $47.98 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $44.48. Hillenbrand has a twelve month low of $37.19 and a twelve month high of $53.76. The company has a market capitalization of $3.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.23 and a beta of 1.49.

Hillenbrand Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 15th were issued a dividend of $0.222 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 14th. This represents a $0.89 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.85%. Hillenbrand’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 11.53%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Robert M. Vanhimbergen purchased 11,319 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 9th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $45.23 per share, with a total value of $511,958.37. Following the purchase, the chief financial officer now directly owns 34,559 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,563,103.57. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In other news, CFO Robert M. Vanhimbergen purchased 11,319 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 9th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $45.23 per share, with a total value of $511,958.37. Following the purchase, the chief financial officer now directly owns 34,559 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,563,103.57. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Kimberly K. Ryan purchased 5,600 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 9th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $44.94 per share, for a total transaction of $251,664.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer now directly owns 133,604 shares in the company, valued at $6,004,163.76. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 1.80% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Hillenbrand

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.