DA Davidson Brokers Boost Earnings Estimates for Hillenbrand

Key Points

• DA Davidson has raised its FY2025 EPS estimate for Hillenbrand from $2.25 to $2.28 per share, while maintaining a "Neutral" rating and a target price of $24.00.
• Hillenbrand's Q4 2025 earnings are anticipated at $0.62 EPS, with current full-year consensus earnings estimated at $2.53 per share.
• The company reported Q3 earnings of $0.51 per share, surpassing expectations, despite a significant 23.9% decline in quarterly revenue compared to the previous year.

Hillenbrand Inc (NYSE:HI - Free Report) - Investment analysts at DA Davidson boosted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Hillenbrand in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, August 13th. DA Davidson analyst M. Summerville now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $2.28 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $2.25. DA Davidson has a "Neutral" rating and a $24.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Hillenbrand's current full-year earnings is $2.53 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Hillenbrand's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.62 EPS.

Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 11th. The company reported $0.51 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.50 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $598.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $572.48 million. Hillenbrand had a positive return on equity of 13.53% and a negative net margin of 0.63%.The company's quarterly revenue was down 23.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.85 EPS. Hillenbrand has set its FY 2025 guidance at 2.200-2.350 EPS.

Separately, KeyCorp downgraded shares of Hillenbrand from an "overweight" rating to a "sector weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $32.00.

Hillenbrand Trading Up 0.9%

HI traded up $0.2350 on Friday, reaching $25.5450. 920,320 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 681,015. Hillenbrand has a twelve month low of $18.36 and a twelve month high of $35.59. The company's 50 day moving average is $21.56 and its 200-day moving average is $23.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 1.25. The company has a market cap of $1.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -102.18 and a beta of 1.46.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of HI. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Hillenbrand by 10.4% during the 4th quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,116,444 shares of the company's stock valued at $126,704,000 after buying an additional 387,048 shares during the last quarter. Clarkston Capital Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Hillenbrand by 0.4% in the 1st quarter. Clarkston Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,760,951 shares of the company's stock worth $90,789,000 after purchasing an additional 14,200 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in Hillenbrand by 0.7% in the first quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,579,576 shares of the company's stock worth $62,271,000 after purchasing an additional 18,356 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in Hillenbrand by 4.6% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,563,412 shares of the company's stock valued at $78,902,000 after buying an additional 111,953 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Channing Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Hillenbrand by 224.0% in the first quarter. Channing Capital Management LLC now owns 2,173,373 shares of the company's stock valued at $52,465,000 after buying an additional 1,502,548 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.09% of the company's stock.

Hillenbrand Company Profile

Hillenbrand, Inc operates as an industrial company in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Advanced Process Solutions and Molding Technology Solutions. The Advanced Process Solutions segment designs, engineers, manufactures, markets, and services process and material handling equipment and systems comprising compounding, extrusion, and material handling equipment, equipment system design services, as well as offers mixing technology, ingredient automation, and portion process; and provides screening and separating equipment for various industries, including plastics, food and pharmaceuticals, chemicals, fertilizers, minerals, energy, wastewater treatment, forest products, and other general industrials.