Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) Releases Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.02 EPS

Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The industrial products company reported $2.06 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.08 by ($0.02), Zacks reports. Nordson had a net margin of 17.37% and a return on equity of 19.87%. Nordson updated its Q2 2025 guidance to 2.300-2.500 EPS.

Nordson Price Performance

NDSN traded down $1.79 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $217.73. 549,114 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 338,818. Nordson has a 1 year low of $196.83 and a 1 year high of $279.38. The company has a market capitalization of $12.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.85, a P/E/G ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 0.95. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $214.92 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $239.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 2.41 and a quick ratio of 1.51.

Nordson Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently weighed in on NDSN shares. Baird R W downgraded Nordson from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, December 13th. DA Davidson decreased 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. Loop Capital upgraded Nordson from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $255.00 to $280.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded Nordson from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. Finally, Robert W. Baird reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $237.00 target price (down from $294.00) on shares of Nordson in a research report on Friday, December 13th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $279.25.

Insider Transactions at Nordson

In other news, EVP Stephen Lovass sold 1,299 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $206.79, for a total value of $268,620.21. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 7,347 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,519,286.13. The trade was a 15.02 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders sold a total of 1,703 shares of company stock valued at $374,069 over the last three months. 0.80% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.