Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) Stock Rating Lowered by Wall Street Zen

Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) was downgraded by equities research analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued to investors on Saturday.

Several other analysts also recently commented on NDSN. Oppenheimer increased their target price on shares of Nordson from $260.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, August 25th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $240.00 price objective on shares of Nordson in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. DA Davidson set a $290.00 target price on shares of Nordson in a research report on Friday. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Nordson in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, KeyCorp increased their price target on Nordson from $250.00 to $295.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $264.88.

Nordson Stock Up 0.4%

NDSN stock opened at $235.45 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.23 billion, a PE ratio of 27.60, a P/E/G ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a quick ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 1.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. Nordson has a twelve month low of $165.03 and a twelve month high of $251.47. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $233.80 and its 200-day moving average is $224.46.

Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The industrial products company reported $3.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $761.03 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.78 earnings per share. Nordson’s revenue was up 1.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Nordson has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.250-2.450 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 10.800-11.500 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Nordson will post 10.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Nordson

In other news, EVP Joseph P. Kelley sold 2,200 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $240.00, for a total transaction of $528,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 6,405 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,537,200. This represents a 25.57% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP James E. Devries sold 9,100 shares of Nordson stock in a transaction dated 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,965,692.80. This trade represents a 15.09% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 13,600 shares of company stock worth $3,188,257. Corporate insiders own 0.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Nordson

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Quarry LP bought a new position in shares of Nordson in the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH bought a new position in Nordson in the 2nd quarter valued at $31,000. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new position in Nordson in the 2nd quarter valued at $31,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd grew its position in shares of Nordson by 640.0% during the 2nd quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 148 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 128 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quent Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Nordson in the third quarter worth $32,000. 72.11% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Nordson

Nordson Corporation engineers, manufactures, and markets products and systems to dispense, apply, and control adhesives, coatings, polymers, sealants, biomaterials, and other fluids worldwide. It operates through three segments: Industrial Precision Solutions; Medical and Fluid Solutions; and Advanced Technology Solutions.