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Valued at a market cap of $12.4 billion, Nordson Corporation (NDSN) is an industrial technology company headquartered in Westlake, Ohio. It engineers, manufactures, and markets products and systems to dispense, apply, and control adhesives, coatings, polymers, sealants, biomaterials, and other fluids. The company is expected to announce its fiscal Q3 earnings for 2025 on Wednesday, Aug. 20.
Ahead of this event, analysts expect this industrial technology company to report a profit of $2.61 per share, up 8.3% from $2.41 per share in the year-ago quarter. The company has topped Wall Street’s earnings estimates in three of the last four quarters, while missing on another occasion. In Q2, Nordson’s EPS of $2.42 outpaced the forecasted figure by 2.5%.
For fiscal 2025, analysts expect NDSN to report a profit of $10 per share, up 2.8% from $9.73 per share in fiscal 2024. Furthermore, its EPS is expected to grow 9% year-over-year to $10.90 in fiscal 2026.
Shares of NDSN have declined 8.3% over the past 52 weeks, lagging behind both the S&P 500 Index's ($SPX) 14.5% gain and the Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund’s (XLI) 22.1% return over the same time frame.
On May 28, Nordson delivered better-than-expected Q2 performance, prompting its share price to surge 6.8% in the following trading session. Due to the favorable acquisition impact, the company’s overall revenue grew 5% year-over-year to $682.9 million, surpassing Wall Street estimates by 1.4%. Moreover, its adjusted EPS of $2.42 improved 3.4% from the year-ago quarter, topping consensus estimates by 2.5%.
Wall Street analysts are moderately optimistic about NDSN’s stock, with an overall "Moderate Buy" rating. Among 10 analysts covering the stock, five recommend "Strong Buy," and five advise “Hold.” The mean price target for Nordson is $252.11, implying a 14.6% premium from the current levels.
