Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ:NDSN) Given Average Rating of “Hold” by Analysts

Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ:NDSN) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the nine research firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings 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 price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $266.2857.

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the company. Vertical Research upgraded Nordson from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $270.00 target price for the company in a research report on Monday, December 15th. DA Davidson set a $290.00 price target on shares of Nordson in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Nordson from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, December 13th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Nordson in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, KeyCorp boosted their price target on shares of Nordson from $250.00 to $295.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 11th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Nordson

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Nordson by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,257,600 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,504,515,000 after purchasing an additional 186,480 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its holdings in Nordson by 4.7% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,958,110 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $636,375,000 after buying an additional 133,229 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its holdings in Nordson by 4.8% during the 2nd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 1,068,214 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $228,993,000 after buying an additional 48,556 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in Nordson by 24.0% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 891,016 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $214,227,000 after buying an additional 172,400 shares during the period. Finally, ProShare Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Nordson by 10.2% in the 2nd quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 866,396 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $185,729,000 after acquiring an additional 80,285 shares during the last quarter. 72.11% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Nordson Stock Performance

NASDAQ NDSN opened at $294.47 on Thursday. Nordson has a 52-week low of $165.03 and a 52-week high of $300.79. The company has a fifty day moving average of $257.80 and a 200-day moving average of $237.83. The company has a market capitalization of $16.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.52, a P/E/G ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a current ratio of 1.64.

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

Nordson Dividend Announcement

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

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.