Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ:NDSN) is included among the 14 Best Dividend Growth Stocks to Buy and Hold in 2026.
On December 15, Vertical Research upgraded Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ:NDSN) to Buy from Hold and set a $270 price target.
A few days earlier, on December 12, DA Davidson raised its price target on Nordson to $290 from $285 and kept a Buy rating after the company delivered a Q4 earnings beat. The firm pointed to improving operating margins, especially in the Medical and Fluid Solutions segment, where divestiture benefits and volume recovery are starting to show. Order activity within Advanced Technology Solutions also looks healthy, based on recent inbound trends. DA Davidson added that the company’s balance sheet remains strong, leaving room for additional share buybacks.
Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ:NDSN) reported fourth-quarter 2025 revenue of $752 million on December 10, up 1% from the same period last year. President and CEO Sundaram Nagarajan said the company is entering fiscal 2026 with about $600 million in backlog, an increase of 5% from the prior year-end, excluding backlog tied to the divested business. Management expects full-year sales to come in between 1% and 6% above fiscal 2025 levels.
For fiscal 2026, the company forecast adjusted earnings growth of 6% to 12% per diluted share, with a midpoint of 9%. For the first quarter, Nordson expects sales in the range of $630 million to $670 million and adjusted earnings between $2.25 and $2.45 per diluted share.
Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ:NDSN) operates as a precision technology company, engineering and manufacturing specialized products and systems across a range of end markets.
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