Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) Updates FY25 Earnings Guidance

Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) issued an update on its FY25 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $2.80-3.15 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $3.08. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.925-3.090 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.09 billion. Hillenbrand also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 2.800-3.150 EPS.

Hillenbrand Stock Up 11.7 %

Hillenbrand stock opened at $33.70 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $27.87 and a 200 day simple moving average of $36.26. Hillenbrand has a 1-year low of $25.11 and a 1-year high of $50.58. 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 Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 16th were paid a $0.2225 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 16th. This represents a $0.89 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.64%. This is an increase from Hillenbrand’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. Hillenbrand’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -29.77%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Hillenbrand from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday. KeyCorp decreased their target price on shares of Hillenbrand from $45.00 to $40.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Finally, DA Davidson downgraded shares of Hillenbrand from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their price target for the company from $54.00 to $33.00 in a report on Monday, August 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $44.67.

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.