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

Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ:NDSN) has received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the ten ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $268.00.

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Vertical Research upgraded 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. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Nordson from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, December 13th. DA Davidson set a $290.00 price objective on shares of Nordson in a report on Friday, December 12th. KeyCorp increased their target price on shares of Nordson from $250.00 to $295.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Nordson in a research report on Monday, December 29th.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP James E. Devries sold 9,100 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 51,223 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,965,692.80. This represents a 15.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in NDSN. Nordea Investment Management AB raised its holdings in Nordson by 21.2% in the 2nd quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 10,083 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,159,000 after acquiring an additional 1,763 shares in the last quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH grew its holdings in shares of Nordson by 2.6% during the 2nd quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH now owns 77,813 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $16,681,000 after purchasing an additional 1,972 shares in the last quarter. Aviva PLC bought a new position in shares of Nordson in the second quarter worth $8,205,000. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC raised its stake in Nordson by 6.8% in the third quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 76,103 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $17,272,000 after purchasing an additional 4,865 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in Nordson by 1.3% during the second quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 477,245 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $102,307,000 after purchasing an additional 6,248 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.11% of the company’s stock.

Nordson Trading Down 2.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:NDSN opened at $266.08 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $14.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.19, a PEG ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.02. Nordson has a 12 month low of $165.03 and a 12 month high of $272.62. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $242.98 and its 200 day simple moving average is $231.05. The company has a quick ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 1.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56.

Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The industrial products company reported $3.03 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.93 by $0.10. Nordson had a net margin of 17.35% and a return on equity of 19.64%. The firm had revenue of $751.82 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $761.03 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.78 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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. As a group, research analysts forecast that Nordson will post 10.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Nordson Announces Dividend

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

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.