Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) Updates Q2 2025 Earnings Guidance

Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) issued an update on its second quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 2.300-2.500 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 2.420. The company issued revenue guidance of $650.0 million-$690.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $686.7 million.

Nordson Price Performance

Shares of Nordson stock traded down $1.79 on Wednesday, reaching $217.73. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 549,114 shares, compared to its average volume of 338,818. The company has a market capitalization of $12.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.85, a PEG ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 0.95. Nordson has a 52-week low of $196.83 and a 52-week high of $279.38. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $214.92 and a 200-day moving average price of $239.27. The company has a quick ratio of 1.51, a current ratio of 2.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72.

Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The industrial products company reported $2.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.08 by ($0.02). Nordson had a return on equity of 19.87% and a net margin of 17.37%. Analysts expect that Nordson will post 10.2 EPS for the current year.

Nordson Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on NDSN. DA Davidson lowered their price target on Nordson from $295.00 to $285.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Baird R W lowered Nordson from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Loop Capital raised Nordson from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $255.00 to $280.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Seaport Res Ptn raised Nordson from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. Finally, Robert W. Baird reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $237.00 price objective (down previously from $294.00) on shares of Nordson in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $279.25.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Stephen Lovass sold 317 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $260.75, for a total value of $82,657.75. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 6,666 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,738,159.50. This represents a 4.54 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders have sold a total of 1,703 shares of company stock valued at $374,069 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.80% 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.