Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) Releases Earnings Results

Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The company reported $0.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.54 by $0.02, Zacks reports. Hillenbrand had a negative net margin of 6.63% and a positive return on equity of 14.86%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.69 earnings per share. Hillenbrand updated its Q2 2025 guidance to 0.530-0.580 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance to 2.450-2.800 EPS.

Hillenbrand Stock Up 0.4 %

HI opened at $33.90 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.39 billion, a PE ratio of -11.34 and a beta of 1.43. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $32.51 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $31.92. The company has a quick ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.28. Hillenbrand has a 52 week low of $25.11 and a 52 week high of $50.58.

Hillenbrand Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 16th were paid a $0.225 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 16th. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.65%. This is a boost from Hillenbrand’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. Hillenbrand’s payout ratio is presently -30.10%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. StockNews.com upgraded Hillenbrand from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 26th. DA Davidson reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $33.00 target price on shares of Hillenbrand in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Finally, KeyCorp lowered their price target on Hillenbrand from $45.00 to $40.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 14th.

About Hillenbrand

Hillenbrand, Inc operates as an industrial company in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Advanced Process Solutions and Molding Technology Solutions. The Advanced Process Solutions segment designs, engineers, manufactures, markets, and services process and material handling equipment and systems comprising compounding, extrusion, and material handling equipment, equipment system design services, as well as offers mixing technology, ingredient automation, and portion process; and provides screening and separating equipment for various industries, including plastics, food and pharmaceuticals, chemicals, fertilizers, minerals, energy, wastewater treatment, forest products, and other general industrials.