Q3 EPS Estimates for Acco Brands Increased by Analyst

Key Points

• Barrington Research has raised its Q3 2025 earnings estimate for Acco Brands to $0.22 per share, up from $0.21, while maintaining an "Outperform" rating with a price target of $6.00.
• Acco Brands recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.075 per share, which represents an annualized dividend yield of 7.7%.
• Despite a revenue of $394.80 million in its last earnings report, Acco Brands missed earnings expectations, posting $0.28 EPS while analysts predicted $0.29 EPS.

Acco Brands Corporation (NYSE:ACCO - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Barrington Research raised their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Acco Brands in a research report issued on Thursday, August 14th. Barrington Research analyst K. Steinke now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $0.22 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.21. Barrington Research currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $6.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Acco Brands' current full-year earnings is $1.02 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Acco Brands' FY2025 earnings at $0.85 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.98 EPS.

Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The industrial products company reported $0.28 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.29 by ($0.01). Acco Brands had a net margin of 2.90% and a return on equity of 13.60%. The firm had revenue of $394.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $389.81 million. Acco Brands has set its FY 2025 guidance at 0.830-0.900 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 0.210-0.240 EPS.

ACCO has been the subject of several other reports. Wall Street Zen raised Acco Brands from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 14th. Zacks Research raised Acco Brands from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Acco Brands presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $6.00.

Acco Brands Stock Performance

Shares of Acco Brands stock traded up $0.0050 on Monday, hitting $3.8950. The stock had a trading volume of 584,497 shares, compared to its average volume of 782,309. The company's 50 day moving average price is $3.73 and its 200 day moving average price is $4.03. The company has a current ratio of 1.85, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48. The stock has a market cap of $351.06 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.29, a P/E/G ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.39. Acco Brands has a 52-week low of $3.32 and a 52-week high of $6.43.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Acco Brands

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of ACCO. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Acco Brands by 56.6% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 811,629 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $4,261,000 after acquiring an additional 293,506 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its holdings in shares of Acco Brands by 21.1% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 74,668 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $392,000 after acquiring an additional 13,013 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Acco Brands by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 332,881 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $1,748,000 after acquiring an additional 7,020 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its holdings in shares of Acco Brands by 12.4% in the 4th quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 549,700 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $2,886,000 after acquiring an additional 60,700 shares during the period. Finally, Barclays PLC grew its holdings in shares of Acco Brands by 11.1% in the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 164,727 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $864,000 after acquiring an additional 16,425 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.56% of the company's stock.

Acco Brands Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 22nd will be given a dividend of $0.075 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 22nd. This represents a $0.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.7%. Acco Brands's payout ratio is presently 63.83%.

About Acco Brands

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.