Hillenbrand (HI) Scheduled to Post Earnings on Tuesday

Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) is set to release its earnings data after the market closes on Tuesday, April 30th. Analysts expect Hillenbrand to post earnings of $0.75 per share for the quarter. Persons interested in participating in the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 5th. The company reported $0.69 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.01. Hillenbrand had a net margin of 18.39% and a return on equity of 14.65%. The business had revenue of $773.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $776.40 million. On average, analysts expect Hillenbrand to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Hillenbrand Price Performance

Shares of HI opened at $48.10 on Tuesday. Hillenbrand has a 1-year low of $37.19 and a 1-year high of $53.76. The stock has a market cap of $3.37 billion, a PE ratio of 6.23 and a beta of 1.49. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $47.98 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $44.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 1.28 and a quick ratio of 0.79.

Hillenbrand Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 15th were given a dividend of $0.222 per share. This represents a $0.89 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.85%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 14th. Hillenbrand’s dividend payout ratio is presently 11.53%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Hillenbrand

In related news, CEO Kimberly K. Ryan purchased 5,600 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 9th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $44.94 per share, for a total transaction of $251,664.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 133,604 shares in the company, valued at $6,004,163.76. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. In other Hillenbrand news, CEO Kimberly K. Ryan acquired 5,600 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 9th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $44.94 per share, for a total transaction of $251,664.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer now owns 133,604 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,004,163.76. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Robert M. Vanhimbergen acquired 11,319 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 9th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $45.23 per share, with a total value of $511,958.37. Following the acquisition, the chief financial officer now directly owns 34,559 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,563,103.57. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Company insiders own 1.80% of the company’s stock.

About Hillenbrand

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.