DA Davidson Comments on Nordson's Q3 Earnings (NASDAQ:NDSN)

Nordson Co. (NASDAQ:NDSN - Free Report) - DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Nordson in a research note issued on Friday, May 30th. DA Davidson analyst M. Summerville expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $2.67 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Nordson's current full-year earnings is $10.20 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Nordson's FY2026 earnings at $10.90 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Wall Street Zen raised Nordson from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, May 30th. Oppenheimer raised Nordson from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $260.00 price target for the company in a report on Friday, May 30th. BNP Paribas downgraded Nordson from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $219.00 price target for the company. in a report on Monday, February 24th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on Nordson from $241.00 to $245.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, May 30th. Finally, KeyCorp decreased their target price on shares of Nordson from $260.00 to $230.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Nordson has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $253.17.

Nordson Stock Performance

NASDAQ NDSN traded up $0.34 on Monday, reaching $213.55. 383,628 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 311,295. The firm has a market cap of $12.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.17, a P/E/G ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 0.89. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $192.36 and a 200-day moving average price of $210.61. Nordson has a fifty-two week low of $165.03 and a fifty-two week high of $266.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a current ratio of 2.53.

Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 28th. The industrial products company reported $2.42 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.36 by $0.06. Nordson had a net margin of 16.93% and a return on equity of 19.28%. The business had revenue of $682.94 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $671.36 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.34 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Nordson

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in Nordson in the 1st quarter valued at $28,000. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB boosted its holdings in Nordson by 86.4% in the 1st quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 192 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 89 shares during the last quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. boosted its holdings in Nordson by 36.7% in the 1st quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 201 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. National Pension Service boosted its holdings in Nordson by 74.8% in the 1st quarter. National Pension Service now owns 201 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 86 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tortoise Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in Nordson by 73.7% in the 4th quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 271 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $57,000 after buying an additional 115 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.11% of the company's stock.

About Nordson

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.