We're taking a closer look at Nordson today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved 2.6% compared to 1.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:
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Nordson Corporation engineers, manufactures, and markets products and systems to dispense, apply, and control adhesives, coatings, polymers, sealants, biomaterials, and other fluids worldwide.
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Nordson has moved 2.0% over the last year compared to 17.0% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of -15.0%
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NDSN has an average analyst rating of buy and is -13.92% away from its mean target price of $258.83 per share
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $8.69
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Nordson has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 25.6 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $9.52 and its forward P/E ratio is 23.4
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NDSN has a Price to Earnings Growth (PEG) ratio of 1.86, which shows the company is fairly valued compared to its earnings.
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 4.92 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
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Nordson is part of the Industrials sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 20.49 and an average P/B of 3.78
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Nordson has on average reported free cash flows of $461.65 Million over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of 6.8%