Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 2.450-2.800 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 2.950. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.6 billion-$2.8 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.0 billion. Hillenbrand also updated its Q2 2025 guidance to 0.530-0.580 EPS.

Hillenbrand Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:HI traded up $0.12 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $33.90. 478,530 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 364,014. The company has a market capitalization of $2.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -11.34 and a beta of 1.43. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $32.51 and its 200-day simple moving average is $31.92. Hillenbrand has a 1-year low of $25.11 and a 1-year high of $50.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.28, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a current ratio of 1.27.

Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $0.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.54 by $0.02. Hillenbrand had a positive return on equity of 14.86% and a negative net margin of 6.63%. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.69 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts expect that Hillenbrand will post 3.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hillenbrand Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 16th were paid a $0.225 dividend. This is a positive change from Hillenbrand’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 16th. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.65%. Hillenbrand’s dividend payout ratio is presently -30.10%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have weighed in on the company. KeyCorp reduced their target price on Hillenbrand from $45.00 to $40.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 14th. StockNews.com raised shares of Hillenbrand from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 26th. Finally, DA Davidson restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $33.00 price target on shares of Hillenbrand in a report on Friday, November 15th.

About Hillenbrand

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.