Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ:NDSN) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Shares of Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ:NDSN) have earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eight research firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $311.2857.

NDSN has been the topic of several research reports. Wall Street Zen lowered Nordson from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 27th. BNP Paribas Exane raised their price objective on Nordson from $285.00 to $290.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Oppenheimer boosted their target price on shares of Nordson from $325.00 to $335.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Nordson from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Monday, June 29th. Finally, DA Davidson increased their price target on shares of Nordson from $335.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th.

Institutional Trading of Nordson

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Clearstead Trust LLC purchased a new position in Nordson during the second quarter valued at $25,000. Private Trust Co. NA increased its holdings in shares of Nordson by 70.8% during the fourth quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 123 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 51 shares in the last quarter. Keating Financial Advisory Services Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Nordson in the 2nd quarter worth about $30,000. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC purchased a new position in shares of Nordson in the 2nd quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in Nordson in the 2nd quarter worth about $33,000. 72.11% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Nordson Price Performance

Shares of Nordson stock opened at $311.26 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $294.52 and a 200 day moving average of $285.06. Nordson has a 52 week low of $211.50 and a 52 week high of $315.68. The company has a market cap of $17.34 billion, a PE ratio of 33.18, a P/E/G ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a quick ratio of 1.65, a current ratio of 2.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58.

Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 20th. The industrial products company reported $2.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.82 by $0.04. Nordson had a net margin of 18.19% and a return on equity of 20.08%. The business had revenue of $740.85 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $728.78 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.42 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 8.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Nordson has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.950-3.150 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 11.300-11.800 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Nordson will post 11.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Nordson Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were paid a dividend of $0.82 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $3.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Nordson’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 34.97%.

About Nordson

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.