Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ:NDSN) Receives $268.00 Average Price Target from Analysts

Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ:NDSN) has received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the nine brokerages that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $266.2857.

Several research firms have recently issued reports on NDSN. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Nordson in a research report on Monday, December 29th. DA Davidson set a $290.00 target price on shares of Nordson in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Nordson from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, December 13th. Vertical Research raised shares of Nordson from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $270.00 price objective for the company in a report on Monday, December 15th. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on Nordson from $252.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, December 12th.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP James E. Devries sold 9,100 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $233.60, for a total transaction of $2,125,760.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 51,223 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,965,692.80. This represents a 15.09% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.80% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Nordson

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of NDSN. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Nordson during the 2nd quarter valued at $139,218,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of Nordson by 110.0% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 718,616 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $163,093,000 after purchasing an additional 376,395 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Nordson by 61.9% during the third quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 592,385 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $134,442,000 after purchasing an additional 226,514 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of Nordson by 4.7% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,958,110 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $636,375,000 after purchasing an additional 133,229 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Schroder Investment Management Group bought a new position in shares of Nordson in the third quarter worth about $28,493,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.11% of the company’s stock.

Nordson Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of Nordson stock opened at $273.94 on Friday. Nordson has a fifty-two week low of $165.03 and a fifty-two week high of $275.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a current ratio of 1.64. The company has a market capitalization of $15.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.11, a P/E/G ratio of 1.88 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a fifty day moving average of $244.53 and a 200 day moving average of $231.64.

Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 10th. The industrial products company reported $3.03 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.93 by $0.10. Nordson had a return on equity of 19.64% and a net margin of 17.35%.The business had revenue of $751.82 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $761.03 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.78 earnings per share. The business’s revenue 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. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Nordson will post 10.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Nordson Dividend Announcement

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

Nordson Company 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.