Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results

Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI - Get Free Report) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported $0.60 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.54 by $0.06, Zacks reports. Hillenbrand had a negative net margin of 7.12% and a positive return on equity of 15.00%. The business had revenue of $715.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $691.00 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.76 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 8.8% on a year-over-year basis. Hillenbrand updated its Q3 2025 guidance to 0.460-0.530 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance to 2.100-2.450 EPS.

Hillenbrand Stock Up 2.2 %

Shares of HI traded up $0.46 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $21.31. The company's stock had a trading volume of 891,168 shares, compared to its average volume of 473,077. The company has a current ratio of 1.34, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.33. The company's 50-day moving average is $23.91 and its 200-day moving average is $29.11. Hillenbrand has a 52-week low of $18.36 and a 52-week high of $46.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.79 and a beta of 1.56.

Hillenbrand Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th were paid a $0.225 dividend. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.22%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 14th. Hillenbrand's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -23.62%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently weighed in on HI. StockNews.com lowered shares of Hillenbrand from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, February 6th. DA Davidson decreased their target price on shares of Hillenbrand from $33.00 to $24.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday.

About Hillenbrand

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.