Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ:NDSN) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” from Brokerages

Shares of Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ:NDSN) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the nine ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $266.2857.

NDSN has been the topic of several research reports. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Nordson from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, December 13th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on shares of Nordson from $252.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, December 12th. DA Davidson set a $290.00 target price on shares of Nordson in a report on Friday, December 12th. KeyCorp raised their price target on Nordson from $250.00 to $295.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Nordson in a research note on Monday, December 29th.

Nordson Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of NASDAQ NDSN opened at $294.47 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.64 and a quick ratio of 1.05. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.40 billion, a PE ratio of 34.52, a P/E/G ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.01. Nordson has a one year low of $165.03 and a one year high of $300.79. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $257.80 and its 200-day moving average price is $237.83.

Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 10th. The industrial products company reported $3.03 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.93 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $751.82 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $761.03 million. Nordson had a return on equity of 19.64% and a net margin of 17.35%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.78 EPS. Nordson has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.250-2.450 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 10.800-11.500 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Nordson will post 10.2 EPS for the current year.

Nordson Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 2nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 17th were issued a dividend of $0.82 per share. This represents a $3.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 17th. Nordson’s dividend payout ratio is 38.45%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. raised its position in shares of Nordson by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. now owns 950 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $228,000 after buying an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Syon Capital LLC increased its stake in Nordson by 4.0% in the 4th 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 during the last quarter. Mitchell & Pahl Private Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of Nordson by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Mitchell & Pahl Private Wealth LLC now owns 4,770 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,083,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Nordson by 12.0% in the 3rd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 430 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $98,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Argent Trust Co boosted its position in shares of Nordson by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. Argent Trust Co now owns 1,325 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $301,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. 72.11% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.