Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) Releases Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 1.950-2.150 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 2.260. The company issued revenue guidance of $615.0 million-$655.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $681.9 million. Nordson also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 9.700-10.500 EPS.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on shares of Nordson from $272.00 to $287.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 23rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $299.00.

Nordson Trading Down 1.3 %

Shares of NDSN stock traded down $3.32 on Wednesday, reaching $249.55. 531,089 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 234,474. The company has a quick ratio of 1.52, a current ratio of 2.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. The stock has a market cap of $14.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.89 and a beta of 0.90. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $255.25 and a two-hundred day moving average of $245.91. Nordson has a 1-year low of $222.18 and a 1-year high of $279.38.

Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 11th. The industrial products company reported $2.78 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.59 by $0.19. Nordson had a net margin of 17.75% and a return on equity of 19.80%. 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 previous year, the company posted $2.46 earnings per share. Nordson’s revenue was up 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts anticipate that Nordson will post 9.55 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Nordson news, EVP Jennifer L. Mcdonough sold 225 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $262.27, for a total transaction of $59,010.75. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 3,287 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $862,081.49. This trade represents a 6.41 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Stephen Lovass sold 317 shares of Nordson stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $260.75, for a total value of $82,657.75. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 6,666 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,738,159.50. This trade represents a 4.54 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 3,629 shares of company stock worth $914,400 in the last quarter. 0.86% of the stock is owned by corporate 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.