Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) Releases Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) updated its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.520-0.570 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.630. The company issued revenue guidance of $685.0 million-$705.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $766.9 million. Hillenbrand also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 2.800-3.150 EPS.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the company. StockNews.com upgraded Hillenbrand from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, September 6th. KeyCorp dropped their target price on Hillenbrand from $45.00 to $40.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Finally, DA Davidson lowered Hillenbrand from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their target price for the company from $54.00 to $33.00 in a research report on Monday, August 12th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Hillenbrand currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $44.67.

Hillenbrand Trading Down 1.7 %

Hillenbrand stock opened at $30.17 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.44. Hillenbrand has a 12 month low of $25.11 and a 12 month high of $50.58. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $27.87 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $36.26. The firm has a market cap of $2.12 billion, a PE ratio of -10.26 and a beta of 1.38.

Hillenbrand Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 16th were given a $0.2225 dividend. This represents a $0.89 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.95%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 16th. This is a positive change from Hillenbrand’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. Hillenbrand’s dividend payout ratio is currently -30.27%.

Hillenbrand Company Profile

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.