Nordson Corporation $NDSN Shares Sold by GHP Investment Advisors Inc.

GHP Investment Advisors Inc. cut its stake in Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ:NDSN) by 4.3% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 57,936 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 2,581 shares during the period. GHP Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Nordson were worth $13,149,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of NDSN. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Nordson during the second quarter worth $139,218,000. State Street Corp raised its stake in Nordson by 4.7% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,958,110 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $636,375,000 after acquiring an additional 133,229 shares during the last quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC lifted its position in Nordson by 10.2% during 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 period. Squarepoint Ops LLC grew its stake in Nordson by 501.5% during the 2nd quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 80,053 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $17,161,000 after purchasing an additional 66,744 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Boston Trust Walden Corp grew its stake in Nordson by 22.8% during the 2nd quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 355,613 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $76,233,000 after purchasing an additional 65,980 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.11% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on NDSN. Vertical Research upgraded Nordson from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $270.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Monday, December 15th. DA Davidson set a $290.00 price target on shares of Nordson in a report on Friday, December 12th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Nordson in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on shares of Nordson from $252.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Nordson from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, December 13th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $266.29.

Nordson Stock Performance

NDSN opened at $271.27 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $245.35 and a 200 day moving average price of $232.00. Nordson Corporation has a 1 year low of $165.03 and a 1 year high of $275.43. The stock has a market cap of $15.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.80, a P/E/G ratio of 1.88 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.64 and a quick ratio of 1.05.

Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 net margin of 17.35% and a return on equity of 19.64%. The company had revenue of $751.82 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $761.03 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $2.78 earnings per share. The firm’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. Equities research analysts anticipate that Nordson Corporation will post 10.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Nordson Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 2nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 17th were issued a $0.82 dividend. This represents a $3.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 17th. Nordson’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 38.45%.

Insider Activity at Nordson

In other news, EVP James E. Devries sold 9,100 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $233.60, for a total value of $2,125,760.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 51,223 shares in the company, valued at $11,965,692.80. The trade was a 15.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 0.80% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Nordson 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.