Sidoti Issues Pessimistic Outlook for Acco Brands Earnings

Acco Brands Corporation (NYSE:ACCO) – Equities research analysts at Sidoti decreased their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Acco Brands in a research note issued on Tuesday, March 10th. Sidoti analyst G. Burns now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn ($0.05) per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.02. The consensus estimate for Acco Brands’ current full-year earnings is $1.02 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for Acco Brands’ FY2026 earnings at $0.85 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at ($0.02) EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.33 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.22 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.40 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.94 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on ACCO. Wall Street Zen raised Acco Brands from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 14th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Acco Brands from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Acco Brands currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $6.00.

Acco Brands Stock Down 2.9%

Acco Brands stock opened at $3.53 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $317.74 million, a PE ratio of 8.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.42 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a current ratio of 1.61. Acco Brands has a fifty-two week low of $3.20 and a fifty-two week high of $4.93. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $3.98 and a 200 day moving average price of $3.86.

Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 9th. The industrial products company reported $0.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38. Acco Brands had a net margin of 2.71% and a return on equity of 12.35%. The business had revenue of $428.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $431.94 million. Acco Brands has set its Q1 2026 guidance at -0.060–0.030 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 0.840-0.890 EPS.

Acco Brands Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 20th will be paid a $0.075 dividend. This represents a $0.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.5%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 20th. Acco Brands’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 68.18%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of ACCO. EP Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Acco Brands in the 4th quarter valued at about $93,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Acco Brands by 16,600.0% during the fourth quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 28,891 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $108,000 after buying an additional 28,718 shares during the period. Verdad Advisers LP acquired a new stake in Acco Brands in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $373,000. Readystate Asset Management LP raised its holdings in Acco Brands by 63.6% in the fourth quarter. Readystate Asset Management LP now owns 1,517,338 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $5,660,000 after acquiring an additional 590,006 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Odyssean LLC purchased a new position in Acco Brands in the fourth quarter worth approximately $137,000. 84.56% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Acco Brands Company Profile

Acco Brands Corporation is a global provider of branded office and school supplies, serving consumers, educational institutions and commercial customers. Headquartered in Lake Zurich, Illinois, the company designs, manufactures and distributes a wide range of products that enhance productivity and organization in work and learning environments.

The company’s portfolio includes staplers, hole punches, binding and laminating systems, writing tools, binders, folders and desktop accessories under well-known names such as ACCO, Swingline, GBC, Kensington, Mead and Five Star.