Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ:NDSN) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ:NDSN) has been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the eight research firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $311.2857.

A number of analysts recently commented on NDSN shares. BNP Paribas Exane lifted their price objective on Nordson from $285.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Oppenheimer raised their price target on Nordson from $325.00 to $335.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Weiss Ratings lowered Nordson from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, June 12th. Wall Street Zen raised Nordson from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 30th. Finally, DA Davidson raised their price target on Nordson from $335.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Justin E. Hall sold 716 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $275.82, for a total transaction of $197,487.12. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 1,515 shares in the company, valued at approximately $417,867.30. This trade represents a 32.09% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Srinivas Subramanian sold 3,100 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $280.00, for a total value of $868,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 6,407 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,793,960. The trade was a 32.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 0.84% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Nordson

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. raised its holdings in Nordson by 4.2% during the fourth quarter. Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. now owns 950 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $228,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Syon Capital LLC raised its holdings in Nordson by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. Syon Capital LLC now owns 1,061 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $255,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Argent Trust Co raised its holdings in Nordson by 3.6% during the third quarter. Argent Trust Co now owns 1,325 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $301,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its holdings in Nordson by 43.4% during the fourth quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 152 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norden Group LLC raised its holdings in Nordson by 4.4% during the fourth quarter. Norden Group LLC now owns 1,199 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $288,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. 72.11% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Nordson Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of NDSN stock opened at $291.07 on Wednesday. Nordson has a fifty-two week low of $207.08 and a fifty-two week high of $305.28. The stock has a market cap of $16.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.03, a P/E/G ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 0.97. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $284.39 and a 200-day simple moving average of $272.94. The company has a quick ratio of 1.65, a current ratio of 2.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58.

Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The industrial products company reported $2.86 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.82 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $740.85 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $728.78 million. Nordson had a return on equity of 20.08% and a net margin of 18.19%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.42 earnings per share. Nordson has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.950-3.150 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 11.300-11.800 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Nordson will post 11.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Nordson Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 18th will be paid a $0.82 dividend. This represents a $3.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 18th. Nordson’s payout ratio is currently 34.97%.

Nordson Company Profile

Nordson Corporation designs, manufactures and markets precision dispensing equipment and systems that apply adhesives, coatings, sealants and polymers in a broad range of industrial and medical applications. The company’s portfolio spans fluid systems, curing and surface preparation technologies, vacuum and thermal management products, and advanced test and inspection solutions. Nordson’s offerings serve critical manufacturing processes by delivering exacting dispensing accuracy and process control to ensure consistent product performance and high production throughput.

Nordson operates through multiple segments that cater to diverse markets including electronics, packaging, medical, energy, automotive and general industrial sectors.