FY2025 EPS Estimates for Hillenbrand, Inc. (NYSE:HI) downgraded by analyst

Hillenbrand, Inc. (NYSE:HI – Free Report) – Investment analysts at DA Davidson reduced their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Hillenbrand in a research note issued on Tuesday, August 13th. DA Davidson analyst M. Summerville now expects that the company will earn $3.05 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $4.00. DA Davidson presently has a “Neutral” rating and a $33.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Hillenbrand’s current full-year earnings is $3.36 per share.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the company. KeyCorp assumed coverage on Hillenbrand in a research note on Wednesday, July 10th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $50.00 price objective for the company. StockNews.com lowered shares of Hillenbrand from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, August 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $48.00, according to MarketBeat.com.

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Hillenbrand trading down 2.4%

Shares of NYSE:HI opened at $33.50 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $2.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.69 and a beta of 1.44. Hillenbrand has a 1 year low of $32.95 and a 1 year high of $50.58. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $40.96 and a 200-day moving average price of $44.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24, a quick ratio of 0.86, and a current ratio of 1.34.

Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI – Get Free Report ) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 7th. The company reported $0.85 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.82 by $0.03. Hillenbrand had a net margin of 2.79% and a return on equity of 14.75%. The company had revenue of $786.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $818.16 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.95 EPS. Hillenbrand’s revenue rose 9.8% year over year.

Institutional investors are weighing in on Hillenbrand

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of HI. Squarepoint Ops LLC bought a new stake in shares of Hillenbrand in the second quarter valued at about $394,000. Public Sector Pension Investment Board boosted its holdings in shares of Hillenbrand by 7.4% in the second quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 154,464 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,182,000 after purchasing an additional 10,666 shares during the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Hillenbrand in the second quarter valued at $315,000. MQS Management LLC bought a new stake in Hillenbrand in the second quarter valued at $257,000. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd boosted its holdings in Hillenbrand by 107.3% during the second quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 13,278 shares of the company’s stock valued at $531,000 after buying an additional 6,873 shares in the last quarter. 89.09% of shares are currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Hillenbrand Company Profile

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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 mixing, extrusion and material handling equipment, equipment system design services, and provides technology mixing, ingredient automation and portioning process; and provides screening and separation equipment for various industries, including plastics, food and pharmaceuticals, chemicals, fertilizers, minerals, energy, wastewater treatment, forest products and other general industries.

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