NDSN NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

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Nordson Corporation · Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery

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Latest close 297.8 USD
0.7% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 5.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 90.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.7%, after a 2.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bullish with 49/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 58/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high; volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 17d.

Setup score 70 out of 100
Latest Close 297.8 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 0.7% latest completed week
4W Return 2.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return 5.3% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 100.0% 52 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.8x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 55-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Next-week expectancy is positive at 56.81% based on similar historical setup states.
What could go wrong
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through 0.7% Latest completed week; four-week move 2.5%. Indicator stack 100/42 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Next-Week Expectancy Positive 56.81% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. Options pressure Bullish 49/100 conviction; expected move 5.8%. News sentiment 58/100 56 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 17d Next report is scheduled for 19 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 5.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 90.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.7%, after a 2.5% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.8x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.8712-week average 0.75

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure6/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership5/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.87Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 2.5% over four weeks, 5.3% over 12 weeks, and 44.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 55 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W0.7%
4W2.5%
12W5.3%
26W9.1%
52W44.2%
Active trend streak55 weeks
Active weeks in one year52
Trend breadth100.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.01Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-101.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership5.62Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change6764.3%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 30 Apr 2026 Field coverage 97% Model confidence 97%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength48/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 53; rank 1 is best.
Value10/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 91; rank 1 is best.
Quality93/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 8; rank 1 is best.
Momentum80/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 21; rank 1 is best.
Growth73/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 28; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework47/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
31.2x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
5.7x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
20.2x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
4.4%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
55.1%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
26.2%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
28.1%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
12.2%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
7.4%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
18.3%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
31.5%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
1.1%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
1.5%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
2.6%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
2.1x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningBullish

NDSN shows bullish options pressure with a 49/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.04, expected move of 5.8%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction49/100
Expected move5.8%
Put/call volume0.04
Pressure98
Speculation16
Volatility44
Trend agreement0
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Insider activity4 / 7

4 acquisitions and 7 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment58/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 56 relevant articles.

23 positive · 31 neutral · 2 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings17dNext report is scheduled for 19 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move5.8%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-3.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.4%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher16 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+5.7%Week of 6 Feb.
Worst week-7.0%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+0.7%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains13
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses1
Recent vol2.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol2.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split33/19Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.2% / -1.8%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape73/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 73/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis64/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 6/12, relative leadership 5/12.

Activity pressure 0.87; 2 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 56.81%

Next-week expectancy is positive with a 56.81% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors57/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 27; Small Cap Core rank 92 SVQF47/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 383.5 of 726 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options46/100

NDSN shows bullish options pressure with a 49/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.04, expected move of 5.8%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 5.8% Sentiment58/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 56 relevant articles.

Nordson stock trades steady as investors weigh strong fiscal 2024 growth and margin resilience Insiders4 / 7

4 acquisitions and 7 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings17d

Next report is scheduled for 19 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.

 Research flow1 items

1 recent research articles and 0 Market Watch posts are available.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 2026297.8 USD0.7%281.2 USD238.6 USD-0.015.621.6MOn
24 Jul 2026295.8 USD2.3%279.3 USD238.2 USD0.085.771.3MOn
17 Jul 2026289.0 USD0.8%277.5 USD237.9 USD0.371.922.2MOn
10 Jul 2026286.6 USD-1.3%275.9 USD237.5 USD0.65-2.981.5MOn
3 Jul 2026290.4 USD-3.7%274.1 USD237.2 USD0.820.081.9MOn
26 Jun 2026301.5 USD1.9%272.3 USD236.8 USD0.564.852.0MOn
19 Jun 2026295.9 USD3.0%270.1 USD236.4 USD0.27-1.533.0MOn
12 Jun 2026287.4 USD1.9%267.9 USD236.0 USD-0.02-1.781.8MOn
5 Jun 2026281.9 USD-1.6%266.0 USD235.6 USD-0.26-1.441.5MOn
29 May 2026286.5 USD-0.9%264.3 USD235.2 USD-0.26-4.352.0MOn
22 May 2026289.1 USD5.5%262.4 USD234.8 USD-0.37-0.772.5MOn
15 May 2026274.1 USD-3.1%260.5 USD234.3 USD-0.55-4.641.9MOn
8 May 2026282.7 USD0.1%259.1 USD233.9 USD-0.52-1.971.6MOn
1 May 2026282.4 USD0.3%257.2 USD233.4 USD-0.533.341.6MOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.