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Valued at $14.1 billion by market cap, Nordson Corporation (NDSN) is a leading provider of advanced systems for dispensing and controlling adhesives, coatings, and other fluids in the industrial technology sector. The Westlake, Ohio-based company is expected to announce its fiscal Q3 earnings results on Monday, Aug. 19.
Ahead of the upcoming event, analysts forecast the dispensing equipment maker to report a profit of $2.33 per share, slightly down from $2.35 per share in the previous year's quarter. The company has surpassed Wall Street's bottom-line estimates in each of the past four quarters. In the most recent quarter, the company reported an EPS of $2.34, exceeding the consensus estimate by a margin of 1.7%.