Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) Updates Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.950-2.150 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 2.260. The company issued revenue guidance of $615.0 million-$655.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $681.9 million. Nordson also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 9.700-10.500 EPS.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on Nordson from $272.00 to $287.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 23rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $299.00.

Nordson Trading Down 1.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ:NDSN traded down $3.32 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $249.55. The stock had a trading volume of 531,089 shares, compared to its average volume of 234,474. The company’s 50 day moving average is $255.25 and its 200-day moving average is $245.91. Nordson has a 12-month low of $222.18 and a 12-month high of $279.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a quick ratio of 1.52 and a current ratio of 2.36. The company has a market cap of $14.27 billion, a PE ratio of 30.80, a P/E/G ratio of 1.89 and a beta of 0.90.

Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, December 11th. The industrial products company reported $2.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.59 by $0.19. Nordson had a return on equity of 19.80% and a net margin of 17.75%. The company had revenue of $744.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $736.83 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.46 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Nordson will post 9.55 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other Nordson news, EVP Joseph P. Kelley sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $249.98, for a total value of $749,940.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 8,659 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,164,576.82. This represents a 25.73 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Stephen Lovass sold 317 shares of Nordson stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $260.75, for a total value of $82,657.75. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 6,666 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,738,159.50. This represents a 4.54 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 3,629 shares of company stock worth $914,400 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.86% of the company’s stock.

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.