NDSN · Nordson Corp
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $17.95B |
| P/E | 32.34 |
| Float | 52.55M |
| Beta | 1.00 |
| Volatility | 24.9% |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Sector | Machinery |
| Cap tier | Large cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Moderate |
| Clavix score | 83.3 |
| Price | 323.98 |
| Change | +0.52% |
| Prev Close | 322.31 |
| Open | 329.26 |
| Day Low | 318.68 |
| Day High | 331.12 |
| Avg Vol | 0 |
| Avg $ Vol | $121.7M |
| 52W High | 339.12 |
| 52W Low | 223.29 |
| 52W Pos | 86.9% |
| From High | −4.46% |
| From Low | +45.09% |
| Max DD 1Y | −14.41% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | −1.04% |
| SMA 50 | +0.94% |
| SMA 200 | +11.12% |
| RSI (14) | 46.4 |
| Vol 30D | 17.3% |
| Vol 90D | 24.1% |
| 1Y Range | 223–339 |
| Daily bars | 536 |
| Perf Week | −1.79% |
| Perf Month | +3.39% |
| Perf Quarter | +13.00% |
| Perf Half Y | +14.34% |
| Perf Year | +39.02% |
| Perf YTD | +34.41% |
| Prev Day | +0.52% |
| Clavix | A- |
| Debt / Eq | 0.66 |
| Curr Ratio | 1.64 |
| Int Cover | 8.6× |
| FCF Margin | 23.7% |
| Rev Growth | +3.8% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | Low |
| Sector rank | 4 / 23 |
What NDSN does
Nordson Corporation engineers, manufactures, and markets products and systems to dispense, apply, and control adhesives, coatings, polymers, sealants, biomaterials, medical components, and other fluids.
The Industrial Precision Solutions segment provides dispensing, coating, and laminating systems for adhesives, lotions, liquids, and fibers to disposable products and roll goods; automated adhesive dispensing systems; components and systems for thermoplastic and biopolymer melt stream; fluid components, such as nozzles, pumps, and filters; smart components that measure and control the flow, quantity and location of dispensed fluid; control systems; and product assembly solutions.
It also offers automated and manual dispensing products and systems for cold materials, container coating, liquid finishing, and powder coating, as well as ultraviolet equipment.
The Medical and Fluid Solutions segment offers precision manual and semi-automated dispensers, plastic molded syringes, cartridges, tips, and fluid connection components; interventional solutions for engineered shafts and interventional delivery systems, medical tubing, balloons, balloon inflators, nitinol devices, cardiovascular cannula, and biomaterial delivery; medical fluid components; and microplegia myocardial protection devices and related consumables.
The Advanced Technology Solutions segment provides automated dispensing systems for high-speed, precise application of various attachment, protection, and coating fluids, and related gas plasma treatment systems; destructive and non-destructive testing technologies, such as bond testers and automated optical, acoustic microscopy, and x-ray inspection systems used in the semiconductor and printed circuit board industries; and precision measurement and control technologies.
The company markets its products through direct sales force, distributors, and sales representatives.
Nordson Corporation was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Westlake, Ohio.
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayNDSN grades A-, 83.3 of 100. Steadiest on News Sentiment (69), most exposed on Sector Resilience (64, mixed). 4 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Machinery median. Ranks 4 of 23 in Machinery by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| NDSN | Machinery median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 1.00 | 1.09 |
| Volatilityannualized | 24.9% | 27.2% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −14.4% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 0.79% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 5 (2%) | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| NDSN | Machinery median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 1.00 | 1.09 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Moderate | Moderate 67% of 24 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Machinery names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| NDSN | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | −1.8% |
| 1 month | +3.4% |
| Year to date | +34.4% |
| 1 year | +39.0% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| NDSN | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30 since 20 Aug |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 67 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 23 · 3 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 23 ↑ 3 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the 24 Machinery names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| NDSN | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +3.8% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Machinery median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openA brief opinion piece argues that Nordson Corporation is worth investing in, citing strength across its businesses, a focus on operational excellence, and contributions from acquired assets. The article offers no specific financial figures, dates, or new developments.
The article highlights Nordson's (NDSN) growth case, citing strong end-market demand, strategic acquisitions, and raised fiscal 2026 (the company's upcoming financial year) guidance as reasons to consider the stock.
No specific numbers, dates, acquisitions, or financial results are provided.
Nordson (NDSN) is seeing broad-based strength across its business, with acquisitions adding to results while the company returns cash to shareholders and invests in long-term growth.
Nordson (NDSN) shares returned about 52% over the past three years and recently closed at $321.42, with the article raising the question of whether that price is supported by the cash the business is expected to generate. No specific company development is reported, and the article text appears to be cut off.
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