ACCO Brands (NYSE:ACCO) Releases Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.01 EPS

ACCO Brands (NYSE:ACCO) issued its earnings results on Thursday. The industrial products company reported $0.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.40 by ($0.01), Zacks reports. ACCO Brands had a negative net margin of 10.64% and a positive return on equity of 14.30%. ACCO Brands updated its Q1 2025 guidance to -0.050–0.030 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance to 1.000-1.050 EPS.

ACCO Brands Stock Performance

Shares of ACCO traded down $0.02 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $5.55. 874,017 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 617,891. The company has a quick ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.38. The firm has a market cap of $515.02 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.42 and a beta of 1.68. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $5.29 and its 200-day simple moving average is $5.37. ACCO Brands has a 52 week low of $4.36 and a 52 week high of $6.49.

ACCO Brands Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.075 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $0.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.41%. ACCO Brands’s dividend payout ratio is presently -15.87%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ACCO has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Barrington Research increased their price target on shares of ACCO Brands from $7.00 to $7.50 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. StockNews.com cut shares of ACCO Brands from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 20th.

ACCO Brands Company Profile

ACCO Brands Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets consumer, school, technology, and office products. It operates through three segments: ACCO Brands North America, ACCO Brands EMEA, and ACCO Brands International. The company provides computer and gaming accessories, planners, dry erase boards, school notebooks, and janitorial supplies; storage and organization products, such as lever-arch binders, sheet protectors, and indexes; sheet protectors and indexes; laminating, binding, and shredding machines; writing instruments and art products; stapling and punching products; and do-it-yourself tools.