What is Sidoti’s Forecast for Acco Brands Q1 Earnings?

Acco Brands Corporation (NYSE:ACCO) – Research analysts at Sidoti cut their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Acco Brands in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 10th. Sidoti analyst G. Burns now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of ($0.05) per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate 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.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Weiss Ratings raised Acco Brands from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Wall Street Zen raised Acco Brands from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, February 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $6.00.

Acco Brands Trading Down 2.9%

NYSE:ACCO opened at $3.53 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $3.98 and a 200-day simple moving average of $3.86. The stock has a market cap of $317.74 million, a P/E ratio of 8.01, a P/E/G ratio of 0.42 and a beta of 1.08. Acco Brands has a 1 year low of $3.20 and a 1 year high of $4.93. 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 (NYSE:ACCO) last posted its earnings results on Monday, March 9th. The industrial products company reported $0.38 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.38. Acco Brands had a return on equity of 12.35% and a net margin of 2.71%.The firm had revenue of $428.80 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 20th will be given a dividend of $0.075 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 20th. This represents a $0.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 8.5%. Acco Brands’s payout ratio is 68.18%.

Institutional Trading of Acco Brands

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its position in Acco Brands by 2.4% during the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 7,463,492 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $30,376,000 after buying an additional 174,984 shares during the period. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL lifted its stake in Acco Brands by 188.2% in the second quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 432,373 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,548,000 after buying an additional 282,326 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Acco Brands by 10.2% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,774,426 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $9,932,000 after acquiring an additional 257,144 shares during the period. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new position in shares of Acco Brands during the third quarter worth approximately $74,000. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. grew its position in shares of Acco Brands by 8.7% during the second quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 161,236 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $577,000 after acquiring an additional 12,951 shares during the last quarter. 84.56% of the stock is 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.