Seaport Res Ptn Has Negative Outlook of Nordson Q1 Earnings

Nordson Co. (NASDAQ:NDSN) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Nordson in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, December 17th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Liptak now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $2.10 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.24. Seaport Res Ptn currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Nordson’s current full-year earnings is $10.34 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Nordson’s Q2 2025 earnings at $2.38 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.61 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.93 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $10.01 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.51 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.64 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.82 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.09 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $11.07 EPS.

Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 11th. The industrial products company reported $2.78 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.59 by $0.19. Nordson had a net margin of 17.37% and a return on equity of 19.87%. The business had revenue of $744.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $736.83 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.46 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Robert W. Baird restated a “neutral” rating and set a $237.00 price target (down from $294.00) on shares of Nordson in a report on Friday, December 13th. DA Davidson cut their target price on shares of Nordson from $295.00 to $285.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Finally, Baird R W cut shares of Nordson from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, December 13th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Nordson has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $279.00.

Nordson Trading Down 5.0 %

NASDAQ NDSN opened at $212.79 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.24, a P/E/G ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 0.90. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $252.08 and a 200 day simple moving average of $245.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 2.41 and a quick ratio of 1.52. Nordson has a one year low of $212.33 and a one year high of $279.38.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Nordson

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of NDSN. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Nordson in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Tortoise Investment Management LLC boosted its position in Nordson by 70.7% in the second quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 140 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in Nordson by 130.0% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 161 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Nordson during the 2nd quarter valued at $46,000. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. raised its stake in shares of Nordson by 2,387.5% during the 2nd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 199 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 191 shares during the period. 72.11% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Nordson news, EVP Stephen Lovass sold 317 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $260.75, for a total transaction of $82,657.75. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 6,666 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,738,159.50. The trade was a 4.54 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Joseph P. Kelley sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $249.98, for a total value of $749,940.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 8,659 shares in the company, valued at $2,164,576.82. This represents a 25.73 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 3,629 shares of company stock worth $914,400 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.86% of the company’s stock.

Nordson Company Profile

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.