The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 5 "strong buy" or "buy", 4 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell".
The average consensus recommendation for the industrial machinery & equipment peer group is "buy".
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Nordson Corporation is $328.00, about 7.8% above its August 18 closing price of $304.21.
The stock recently traded at 25 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 24 three months ago.