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

Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The industrial products company reported $2.06 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.08 by ($0.02), Zacks reports. Nordson had a net margin of 17.37% and a return on equity of 19.87%. Nordson updated its Q2 2025 guidance to 2.300-2.500 EPS.

Nordson Price Performance

NASDAQ:NDSN traded down $1.79 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $217.73. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 549,114 shares, compared to its average volume of 338,808. The business’s 50-day moving average is $214.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is $239.27. The company has a market capitalization of $12.43 billion, a PE ratio of 26.85, a PEG ratio of 1.63 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 52-week low of $196.83 and a 52-week high of $279.38.

Nordson Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 16th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 2nd were given a $0.78 dividend. This represents a $3.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.43%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, January 2nd. Nordson’s payout ratio is 38.47%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Nordson news, EVP Stephen Lovass sold 1,299 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $206.79, for a total value of $268,620.21. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 7,347 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,519,286.13. This represents a 15.02 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 1,703 shares of company stock worth $374,069. 0.80% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

NDSN has been the subject of several research analyst reports. DA Davidson decreased their price objective on Nordson from $295.00 to $285.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, December 13th. Robert W. Baird reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $237.00 price objective (down from $294.00) on shares of Nordson in a report on Friday, December 13th. Baird R W downgraded Nordson from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, December 13th. Seaport Res Ptn raised Nordson from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Finally, Loop Capital raised Nordson from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $255.00 to $280.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Nordson presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price 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.