Nordson Corporation

NasdaqGS:NDSN Stock Report

Market Cap: US$12.0b

Nordson Valuation

Is NDSN undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of NDSN when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: NDSN ($209.73) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($258.08)

Significantly Below Fair Value: NDSN is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for NDSN?

Key metric: As NDSN is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for NDSN. This is calculated by dividing NDSN's market cap by their current earnings.
What is NDSN's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio25.6x
EarningsUS$467.28m
Market CapUS$11.96b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does NDSN's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for NDSN vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average27.1x
ITT ITT
24.2x7.1%US$11.7b
GGG Graco
29.4x9.0%US$14.3b
LECO Lincoln Electric Holdings
22.2x10.7%US$10.7b
IEX IDEX
32.8x14.6%US$16.1b
NDSN Nordson
25.6x9.1%US$12.0b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: NDSN is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.6x) compared to the peer average (27.1x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does NDSN's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Machinery Industry?

4 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
AIRJ AirJoule Technologies
2.3xn/aUS$530.51m
CVGI Commercial Vehicle Group
2.5x-46.6%US$69.23m
FATH Fathom Digital Manufacturing
2.6xn/aUS$35.24m
ZEVY Lightning eMotors
n/an/aUS$6.00
No more companies available in this PE range
NDSN 25.6xIndustry Avg. 22.6xNo. of Companies9PE01224364860+
4 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: NDSN is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.6x) compared to the US Machinery industry average (22.6x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is NDSN's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

NDSN PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio25.6x
Fair PE Ratio21.3x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: NDSN is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21.3x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst NDSN forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$209.73
US$257.29
+22.7%
6.3%US$285.00US$237.00n/a7
Dec ’25US$260.99
US$277.67
+6.4%
5.8%US$295.00US$255.00n/a6
Nov ’25US$249.03
US$277.67
+11.5%
5.8%US$295.00US$255.00n/a6
Oct ’25US$260.83
US$277.67
+6.5%
5.8%US$295.00US$255.00n/a6
Sep ’25US$256.56
US$277.67
+8.2%
5.8%US$295.00US$255.00n/a6
Aug ’25US$243.34
US$271.17
+11.4%
8.0%US$295.00US$233.00n/a6
Jul ’25US$227.68
US$275.00
+20.8%
9.6%US$315.00US$233.00n/a6
Jun ’25US$234.72
US$275.99
+17.6%
8.9%US$315.00US$233.00n/a7
May ’25US$260.95
US$284.71
+9.1%
10.5%US$328.00US$240.00n/a7
Apr ’25US$271.69
US$283.85
+4.5%
10.4%US$328.00US$240.00n/a7
Mar ’25US$266.09
US$287.75
+8.1%
10.2%US$328.00US$240.00n/a8
Feb ’25US$257.36
US$270.88
+5.3%
7.4%US$300.00US$238.00n/a9
Jan ’25US$264.16
US$270.88
+2.5%
7.4%US$300.00US$238.00n/a9
Dec ’24US$238.80
US$259.44
+8.6%
7.9%US$290.00US$225.00US$260.999
Nov ’24US$211.52
US$259.44
+22.7%
7.9%US$290.00US$225.00US$249.039
Oct ’24US$223.17
US$255.71
+14.6%
8.5%US$290.00US$225.00US$260.837
Sep ’24US$245.51
US$258.57
+5.3%
8.0%US$290.00US$225.00US$256.567
Aug ’24US$250.66
US$256.14
+2.2%
7.7%US$290.00US$225.00US$243.347
Jul ’24US$248.18
US$253.29
+2.1%
6.2%US$270.00US$225.00US$227.687
Jun ’24US$221.77
US$251.14
+13.2%
5.7%US$270.00US$225.00US$234.727
May ’24US$217.53
US$249.43
+14.7%
6.0%US$270.00US$225.00US$260.957
Apr ’24US$222.26
US$249.43
+12.2%
6.0%US$270.00US$225.00US$271.697
Mar ’24US$219.46
US$253.00
+15.3%
4.4%US$270.00US$235.00US$266.097
Feb ’24US$246.01
US$259.71
+5.6%
5.1%US$280.00US$239.00US$257.367
Jan ’24US$237.72
US$264.75
+11.4%
6.9%US$300.00US$239.00US$264.168
Dec ’23US$240.01
US$264.63
+10.3%
6.9%US$300.00US$238.00US$238.808

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 11:03
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/10/31
Annual Earnings2024/10/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Nordson Corporation is covered by 25 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Michael HalloranBaird
Matthew GallBarrington Research Associates, Inc.
Andrew BuscagliaBerenberg