Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• Acco Brands has issued revised earnings guidance for FY 2025, forecasting an EPS of 0.830-0.900, lower than the consensus estimate of 0.940, while maintaining a revenue forecast of $1.8 billion, above the consensus of $1.5 billion.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.075 per share, which results in an annualized yield of 8.0%, despite a negative dividend payout ratio of -26.55%.
• Despite recent guidance updates, Acco Brands' stock saw a slight decline of 0.3% to $3.77 during trading, with a trading volume below its average.

Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.830-0.900 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.940. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.8 billion-$1.8 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.5 billion. Acco Brands also updated its Q3 2025 guidance to 0.210-0.240 EPS.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Barrington Research decreased their price objective on shares of Acco Brands from $7.00 to $6.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 23rd. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Acco Brands from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 14th.

Acco Brands Price Performance

Shares of NYSE ACCO traded up $0.10 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $3.54. 134,331 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 800,346. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $3.70 and its 200-day moving average price is $4.15. The stock has a market cap of $318.50 million, a P/E ratio of 7.52, a PEG ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 1.39. Acco Brands has a one year low of $3.32 and a one year high of $6.43. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48.

Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The industrial products company reported $0.28 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.29 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $394.80 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $389.81 million. Acco Brands had a return on equity of 13.76% and a net margin of 2.90%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Acco Brands will post 1.02 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Acco Brands Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 10th. Investors of record on Friday, August 22nd will be issued a $0.075 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 22nd. This represents a $0.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.5%. Acco Brands's payout ratio is presently 63.83%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Acco Brands

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Acco Brands stock. Empowered Funds LLC grew its stake in shares of Acco Brands Corporation (NYSE:ACCO - Free Report) by 3.7% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 460,514 shares of the industrial products company's stock after purchasing an additional 16,343 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC owned approximately 0.51% of Acco Brands worth $1,930,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.56% of the company's stock.

Acco Brands Company Profile

ACCO Brands Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets consumer, school, technology, and office products. It operates through three segments: ACCO Brands North America, ACCO Brands EMEA, and ACCO Brands International. The company provides computer and gaming accessories, planners, dry erase boards, school notebooks, and janitorial supplies; storage and organization products, such as lever-arch binders, sheet protectors, and indexes; sheet protectors and indexes; laminating, binding, and shredding machines; writing instruments and art products; stapling and punching products; and do-it-yourself tools.