Q2 EPS Estimates for Acco Brands Lowered by Noble Financial

Acco Brands Corporation (NYSE:ACCO) – Investment analysts at Noble Financial lowered their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Acco Brands in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, March 12th. Noble Financial analyst J. Gomes now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $0.28 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.39. The consensus estimate for Acco Brands’ current full-year earnings is $1.02 per share. Noble Financial also issued estimates for Acco Brands’ Q3 2026 earnings at $0.25 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.42 EPS.

Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 9th. The industrial products company reported $0.38 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38. The business had revenue of $428.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $431.94 million. Acco Brands had a return on equity of 12.35% and a net margin of 2.71%.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 has been the topic of several other research reports. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Acco Brands from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday. Barrington Research decreased their price target on shares of Acco Brands from $6.00 to $5.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 12th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Acco Brands from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered Acco Brands from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $5.00.

Acco Brands Price Performance

Shares of NYSE ACCO opened at $3.21 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 1.61. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $3.95 and a 200 day moving average of $3.84. The firm has a market cap of $288.99 million, a PE ratio of 7.28, a PEG ratio of 0.38 and a beta of 1.08. Acco Brands has a one year low of $3.18 and a one year high of $4.59.

Acco Brands Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Friday, March 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.075 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 20th. This represents a $0.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.4%. Acco Brands’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 68.18%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Acco Brands

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ACCO. World Investment Advisors acquired a new stake in shares of Acco Brands during the 4th quarter worth $94,000. EP Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Acco Brands during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $93,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Acco Brands by 16,600.0% during the fourth quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 28,891 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $108,000 after acquiring an additional 28,718 shares during the last quarter. Verdad Advisers LP acquired a new stake in shares of Acco Brands during the fourth quarter worth approximately $373,000. Finally, Readystate Asset Management LP increased its stake in shares of Acco Brands by 63.6% in the fourth quarter. Readystate Asset Management LP now owns 1,517,338 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $5,660,000 after buying an additional 590,006 shares during the last quarter. 84.56% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Acco Brands

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.