What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Forecast for Nordson Q1 Earnings?

Nordson Co. (NASDAQ:NDSN) – Seaport Res Ptn decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Nordson in a report released on Tuesday, December 17th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Liptak now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $2.10 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.24. Seaport Res Ptn has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Nordson’s current full-year earnings is $10.35 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Nordson’s Q2 2025 earnings at $2.38 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.61 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.93 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $10.01 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.51 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.64 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.82 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.09 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $11.07 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on NDSN. DA Davidson reduced their price objective on Nordson from $295.00 to $285.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, December 13th. Robert W. Baird restated a “neutral” rating and set a $237.00 price target (down previously from $294.00) on shares of Nordson in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Finally, Baird R W lowered shares of Nordson from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $279.00.

Nordson Price Performance

Shares of NDSN stock opened at $224.01 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $252.89 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $245.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 2.36 and a quick ratio of 1.52. Nordson has a one year low of $222.18 and a one year high of $279.38. The company has a market capitalization of $12.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.62, a P/E/G ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.90.

Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 11th. The industrial products company reported $2.78 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.59 by $0.19. Nordson had a net margin of 17.37% and a return on equity of 20.12%. The firm had revenue of $744.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $736.83 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.46 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Insider Transactions at Nordson

In other Nordson news, EVP Stephen Lovass sold 317 shares of Nordson stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $260.75, for a total value of $82,657.75. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 6,666 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,738,159.50. The trade was a 4.54 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Joseph P. Kelley sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on 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 in the company, valued at approximately $2,164,576.82. The trade was a 25.73 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 3,629 shares of company stock valued at $914,400. Corporate insiders own 0.86% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Nordson

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its position in shares of Nordson by 289.2% in the 2nd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 260,312 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $60,377,000 after purchasing an additional 193,421 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its stake in Nordson by 7.2% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,638,375 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $692,916,000 after purchasing an additional 177,282 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Nordson by 26,109.1% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 104,050 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $27,327,000 after buying an additional 103,653 shares during the last quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Nordson by 2.7% during the second quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC now owns 2,591,323 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $601,032,000 after buying an additional 68,810 shares during the period. Finally, Natixis Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Nordson by 71.0% during the third quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 157,582 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $41,386,000 after buying an additional 65,436 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.11% of the company’s stock.

About Nordson

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.