Wedbush Reaffirms Outperform Rating for Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE:DBD)

Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE:DBD)‘s stock had its “outperform” rating reissued by equities researchers at Wedbush in a report released on Thursday, Benzinga reports. They currently have a $100.00 target price on the technology company’s stock. Wedbush’s price objective suggests a potential upside of 50.19% from the stock’s current price.

DBD has been the subject of a number of other reports. Weiss Ratings lowered Diebold Nixdorf from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 24th. Wall Street Zen lowered Diebold Nixdorf from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 1st. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $100.00.

Diebold Nixdorf Stock Performance

NYSE:DBD opened at $66.58 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97. Diebold Nixdorf has a 12-month low of $54.48 and a 12-month high of $92.08. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $66.38 and a 200 day moving average price of $75.91. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.76 and a beta of 1.19.

Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE:DBD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The technology company reported $1.10 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.10. The business had revenue of $927.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $923.07 million. Diebold Nixdorf had a return on equity of 21.16% and a net margin of 2.87%. Diebold Nixdorf has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.250-5.750 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Diebold Nixdorf will post 5.46 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other Diebold Nixdorf news, EVP Thomas Timko bought 700 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 31st. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $72.29 per share, for a total transaction of $50,603.00. Following the purchase, the executive vice president directly owned 3,132 shares in the company, valued at $226,412.28. This represents a 28.78% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in Diebold Nixdorf by 16.8% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,148,962 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $86,672,000 after buying an additional 165,324 shares during the last quarter. Irenic Capital Management LP grew its stake in Diebold Nixdorf by 8.5% during the 4th quarter. Irenic Capital Management LP now owns 644,057 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $43,725,000 after buying an additional 50,596 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its stake in Diebold Nixdorf by 20.6% during the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 519,201 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $39,169,000 after buying an additional 88,534 shares during the last quarter. 325 Capital LLC purchased a new position in Diebold Nixdorf during the 4th quarter worth $13,130,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new position in Diebold Nixdorf during the 2nd quarter worth $14,740,000. 97.04% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Diebold Nixdorf Company Profile

Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated provides connected commerce and self-service technology for financial institutions and retailers. Its solutions include automated teller machines, cash-management systems, self-service kiosks, point-of-sale equipment, checkout technologies, and software designed to support transaction processing and retail operations.

The company also provides installation, maintenance, monitoring, cybersecurity, managed services, and consulting. Its offerings are intended to help banks and retailers automate routine activities, manage cash, improve customer access, and integrate physical channels with digital and in-store systems.

Diebold Nixdorf traces its history to Diebold, which was founded in 1859, and Wincor Nixdorf, a German technology company established in 1952.