Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) Releases Q2 2025 Earnings Guidance

Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) issued an update on its second quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.530-0.580 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.640. The company issued revenue guidance of $685.0 million-$705.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $730.8 million. Hillenbrand also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 2.450-2.800 EPS.

Hillenbrand Stock Up 0.4 %

NYSE:HI traded up $0.12 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $33.90. The company had a trading volume of 478,530 shares, compared to its average volume of 364,014. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $32.51 and its 200-day simple moving average is $31.92. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.28. Hillenbrand has a 12-month low of $25.11 and a 12-month high of $50.58. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -11.34 and a beta of 1.43.

Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $0.56 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.54 by $0.02. Hillenbrand had a positive return on equity of 14.86% and a negative net margin of 6.63%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.69 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Hillenbrand will post 3.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hillenbrand Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 16th were given a dividend of $0.225 per share. This is a boost from Hillenbrand’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.65%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 16th. Hillenbrand’s payout ratio is -30.10%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

HI has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $33.00 price target on shares of Hillenbrand in a report on Friday, November 15th. StockNews.com raised Hillenbrand from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 26th. Finally, KeyCorp reduced their price objective on shares of Hillenbrand from $45.00 to $40.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, November 14th.

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.