At the time of writing, Nordson Corp [NDSN] stock is trading at $212.18, up 0.09%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The NDSN shares have gain 9.72% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 11.46%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Nordson Corp [NASDAQ: NDSN] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on May 30, 2025, when Oppenheimer upgraded its rating to a Outperform but kept the price target unchanged to $260 for it. Previously, KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded its rating to Overweight on March 04, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $260. On February 24, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral but maintained its price target of $219 on the stock. Loop Capital upgraded its rating to a Buy and increased its price target to $280 on January 22, 2025. Seaport Research Partners upgraded its rating to a Buy but $250 remained the price target by the analyst firm on December 17, 2024. Robert W. Baird downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on December 13, 2024, and downed its price target to $237. In a note dated February 26, 2024, KeyBanc Capital Markets downgraded an Sector Weight rating on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Nordson Corp fluctuated between $165.03 and $266.86. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $260 within the next 12 months. Nordson Corp [NASDAQ: NDSN] shares were valued at $212.18 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 22.54% based on the average NDSN price forecast.
Analyzing the NDSN fundamentals
According to Nordson Corp [NASDAQ:NDSN], the company’s sales were 2.70B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 4.96% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.55% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.25%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.21%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.17%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.08, Equity is 0.16 and Total Capital is 0.12. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.8.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 208.54 points at the first support level, and at 204.89 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 214.28, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 216.38.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Nordson Corp [NASDAQ:NDSN] has a current ratio of 2.56. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.64, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.27. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.43, the price to book ratio is 4.05 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 27.29.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Lovass Stephen, Former Officer, that happened on Jun 02 ’25 when 1200.0 shares were purchased. Executive Vice President, Lovass Stephen completed a deal on Jan 07 ’25 to sell 1299.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Lovass Stephen bought 1299.0 shares on Jan 07 ’25.
