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

Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ:NDSN) has received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eight analysts that are covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $311.2857.

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Wall Street Zen lowered Nordson from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, June 27th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Nordson from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Monday, June 29th. DA Davidson raised their price objective on shares of Nordson from $335.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. BNP Paribas Exane boosted their price objective on shares of Nordson from $285.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Finally, Oppenheimer upped 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.

Nordson Price Performance

Nordson stock opened at $293.36 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 1.65 and a current ratio of 2.60. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $288.06 and its 200-day simple moving average is $279.39. Nordson has a 1 year low of $207.08 and a 1 year high of $307.74. The company has a market capitalization of $16.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 0.96.

Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The industrial products company reported $2.86 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.82 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $740.85 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $728.78 million. Nordson had a return on equity of 20.08% and a net margin of 18.19%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.42 earnings per share. 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 expect that Nordson will post 11.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Nordson Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were paid a $0.82 dividend. This represents a $3.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 18th. Nordson’s dividend payout ratio is currently 34.97%.

Institutional Trading of Nordson

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Nordson by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,257,600 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,504,515,000 after acquiring an additional 186,480 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised 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 valued at $636,375,000 after buying an additional 133,229 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley raised its holdings in shares of Nordson by 6.2% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,582,637 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $380,514,000 after buying an additional 92,970 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of Nordson by 24.0% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 891,016 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $214,227,000 after buying an additional 172,400 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Nordson by 12.9% during the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 851,679 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $204,769,000 after buying an additional 97,416 shares during the period. 72.11% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.