Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ:NDSN) Receives $308.43 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ:NDSN) has earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the nine research firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $311.2857.

Several equities analysts have issued reports on the stock. KeyCorp upped their price objective on shares of Nordson from $295.00 to $325.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of Nordson from $278.00 to $314.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Nordson from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a $300.00 price objective on shares of Nordson in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane lifted their target price on Nordson from $285.00 to $290.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, May 22nd.

Nordson Stock Performance

Shares of NDSN stock opened at $287.33 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.60, a quick ratio of 1.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. Nordson has a 12 month low of $205.17 and a 12 month high of $305.28. The company has a market cap of $16.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.63, a PEG ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 0.99. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $276.96 and a 200 day moving average price of $266.17.

Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 20th. The industrial products company reported $2.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.82 by $0.04. Nordson had a net margin of 18.19% and a return on equity of 20.08%. The company had revenue of $740.85 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $728.78 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.42 earnings per share. Nordson’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. Nordson has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.950-3.150 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 11.300-11.800 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Nordson will post 11.53 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Nordson Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 3rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 19th were paid a $0.82 dividend. This represents a $3.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 19th. Nordson’s payout ratio is currently 34.97%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Nordson

In other news, EVP Srinivas Subramanian sold 3,100 shares of Nordson 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $1,793,960. The trade was a 32.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Justin E. Hall sold 716 shares of the 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 transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 1,515 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $417,867.30. This represents a 32.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.84% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its holdings in shares of Nordson by 314.9% in the 2nd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 10,894 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,335,000 after purchasing an additional 8,268 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP purchased a new position in Nordson in the second quarter valued at about $8,594,000. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Nordson by 23.6% during the 2nd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 14,122 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,027,000 after acquiring an additional 2,692 shares during the period. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Nordson by 2.4% in the 2nd quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 10,362 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,221,000 after acquiring an additional 244 shares during the period. Finally, State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of Nordson by 4.7% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,958,110 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $636,375,000 after acquiring an additional 133,229 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.11% of the company’s stock.

About Nordson

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.