Stock Research: Nordson

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Nordson

NSQ:NDSN US6556631025
30
  • Value
    36
  • Growth
    55
  • Safety
    Safety
    36
  • Combined
    26
  • Sentiment
    59
  • 360° View
    360° View
    30
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Company Description

Nordson Corporation is a precision technology company that engineers, manufactures, and markets products and systems for precision dispensing and testing. It operates in the industrial, medical, and advanced technology sectors. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $12,157 million, profits of $1,486 million, revenue of $2,690 million, and 8000 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 30 (better than 30% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Nordson are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for Nordson. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 55, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 55% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a good rank of 59, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 59% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 36, which means that the share price of Nordson is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is higher than for 64% of alternative stocks in the same industry. Finally, the consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 36, which means that the company has a financing structure that is riskier than those of 64% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
36 35 6 17
Growth
55 39 55 55
Safety
Safety
36 12 10 70
Sentiment
59 76 94 81
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30 31 24 67
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
52 36 41 46
Opinions Change
50 44 95 35
Pro Holdings
n/a 60 82 69
Market Pulse
72 90 79 98
Sentiment
59 76 94 81
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
36 35 6 17
Growth
55 39 55 55
Safety Safety
36 12 10 70
Combined
26 12 6 43
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
15 7 5 9
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
38 45 20 26
Price vs. Book (P/B)
23 27 12 23
Dividend Yield
77 78 53 59
Value
36 35 6 17
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
40 47 63 16
Profit Growth
76 46 63 37
Capital Growth
39 63 57 76
Stock Returns
68 21 21 69
Growth
55 39 55 55
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
32 32 32 68
Refinancing
47 16 10 13
Liquidity
53 58 40 91
Safety Safety
36 12 10 70

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This is a classic, high-risk growth play: high growth and positive sentiment outweigh low Value Rank (expensive) and risky financing. This is for aggressive growth investors who are comfortable with the high price and risk, believing the growth story justifies the expense.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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