Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 2.800-3.150 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 3.080. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.9 billion-$3.1 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.1 billion. Hillenbrand also updated its FY25 guidance to $2.80-3.15 EPS.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

HI has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. StockNews.com raised shares of Hillenbrand from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, September 6th. DA Davidson cut shares of Hillenbrand from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $54.00 to $33.00 in a research report on Monday, August 12th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $48.00.

Hillenbrand Price Performance

Shares of HI stock traded down $0.53 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $30.17. The company had a trading volume of 532,552 shares, compared to its average volume of 386,897. Hillenbrand has a 52 week low of $25.11 and a 52 week high of $50.58. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.44. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $27.89 and its two-hundred day moving average is $36.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -10.43 and a beta of 1.38.

Hillenbrand Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 16th were given a dividend of $0.2225 per share. This is a boost from Hillenbrand’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. This represents a $0.89 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.95%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 16th. Hillenbrand’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -30.27%.

Hillenbrand Company Profile

Hillenbrand, Inc operates as an industrial company in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Advanced Process Solutions and Molding Technology Solutions. The Advanced Process Solutions segment designs, engineers, manufactures, markets, and services process and material handling equipment and systems comprising compounding, extrusion, and material handling equipment, equipment system design services, as well as offers mixing technology, ingredient automation, and portion process; and provides screening and separating equipment for various industries, including plastics, food and pharmaceuticals, chemicals, fertilizers, minerals, energy, wastewater treatment, forest products, and other general industrials.