What is Sidoti’s Forecast for Acco Brands FY2026 Earnings?

Acco Brands Corporation (NYSE:ACCO) – Equities researchers at Sidoti lifted their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Acco Brands in a research note issued on Friday, May 1st. Sidoti analyst G. Burns now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $0.84 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $0.79. The consensus estimate for Acco Brands’ current full-year earnings is $0.87 per share.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on ACCO. Weiss Ratings cut Acco Brands from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Friday, March 20th. Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and set a $5.00 price target on shares of Acco Brands in a report on Monday. Wall Street Zen upgraded Acco Brands from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday. Finally, Zacks Research cut Acco Brands from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $5.00.

Acco Brands Stock Performance

NYSE ACCO opened at $3.98 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $367.46 million, a PE ratio of 5.11, a P/E/G ratio of 0.46 and a beta of 1.15. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $3.34 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $3.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21, a current ratio of 1.61 and a quick ratio of 0.99. Acco Brands has a 1-year low of $2.81 and a 1-year high of $4.30.

Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The industrial products company reported $0.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.05) by $0.07. The company had revenue of $343.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $319.93 million. Acco Brands had a return on equity of 12.73% and a net margin of 4.76%.Acco Brands has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.840-0.890 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.240-0.280 EPS.

Acco Brands Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 22nd will be issued a $0.075 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 22nd. This represents a $0.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.5%. Acco Brands’s payout ratio is 38.46%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Acco Brands

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of ACCO. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Acco Brands in the 1st quarter worth approximately $127,000. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Acco Brands by 3.7% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 460,514 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,930,000 after purchasing an additional 16,343 shares during the period. Creative Planning boosted its holdings in shares of Acco Brands by 53.3% in the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 54,421 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $195,000 after purchasing an additional 18,924 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Acco Brands by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 818,489 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,930,000 after purchasing an additional 3,039 shares during the period. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP boosted its holdings in shares of Acco Brands by 8.3% in the 2nd quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 78,218 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $280,000 after purchasing an additional 6,018 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.56% of the company’s stock.

Acco Brands Company Profile

Acco Brands Corporation is a global provider of branded office and school supplies, serving consumers, educational institutions and commercial customers. Headquartered in Lake Zurich, Illinois, the company designs, manufactures and distributes a wide range of products that enhance productivity and organization in work and learning environments.

The company’s portfolio includes staplers, hole punches, binding and laminating systems, writing tools, binders, folders and desktop accessories under well-known names such as ACCO, Swingline, GBC, Kensington, Mead and Five Star.