Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate Nordson Corporation before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Nordson Corporation’s stock price such as:

• Nordson Corporation’s current stock price and volume
• Why Nordson Corporation’s stock price changed recently
• Upgrades and downgrades for NDSN from analysts
• NDSN’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Nordson Corporation (NDSN)

Before we jump into Nordson Corporation’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently dip, let’s take a look at some background.

Nordson Corporation engineers, manufactures, and markets products and systems to dispense, apply, and control adhesives, coatings, polymers, sealants, biomaterials, medical components, and other fluids. The Industrial Precision Solutions segment provides dispensing, coating, and laminating systems for adhesives, lotions, liquids, and fibers to disposable products and roll goods; automated adhesive dispensing systems; components and systems for thermoplastic and biopolymer melt stream; fluid components, such as nozzles, pumps, and filters; smart components that measure and control the flow, quantity and location of dispensed fluid; control systems; and product assembly solutions. It also offers automated and manual dispensing products and systems for cold materials, container coating, liquid finishing, and powder coating, as well as ultraviolet equipment. The Medical and Fluid Solutions segment offers precision manual and semi-automated dispensers, plastic molded syringes, cartridges, tips, and fluid connection components; interventional solutions for engineered shafts and interventional delivery systems, medical tubing, balloons, balloon inflators, nitinol devices, cardiovascular cannula, and biomaterial delivery; medical fluid components; and microplegia myocardial protection devices and related consumables. The Advanced Technology Solutions segment provides automated dispensing systems for high-speed, precise application of various attachment, protection, and coating fluids, and related gas plasma treatment systems; destructive and non-destructive testing technologies, such as bond testers and automated optical, acoustic microscopy, and x-ray inspection systems used in the semiconductor and printed circuit board industries; and precision measurement and control technologies. The company markets its products through direct sales force, distributors, and sales representatives. Nordson Corporation was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Westlake, Ohio.

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Nordson Corporation’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of August 21, 2026, 4:00 PM, CST, Nordson Corporation’s stock price was $332.240.

Nordson Corporation is down 0.73% from its previous closing price of $334.700.

During the last market session, Nordson Corporation’s stock traded between $328.870 and $338.550. Currently, there are approximately 55.80 million shares outstanding for Nordson Corporation.

Nordson Corporation’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 35.5, which is high compared to the Machinery industry median of 27.3. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

Nordson Corporation Stock Price History

Nordson Corporation’s (NDSN) price is currently up 11.57% so far this month.

During the month of August, Nordson Corporation’s stock price has reached a high of $338.550 and a low of $298.650.

Over the last year, Nordson Corporation has hit prices as high as $338.545 and as low as $220.060. Year to date, Nordson Corporation’s stock is up 38.19%.

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What Caused Nordson Corporation Stock’s Price to Dip?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of August 21, 2026, there were 0 analysts who downgraded Nordson Corporation’s stock and 1 analyst who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Nordson Corporation’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Nordson Corporation’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Nordson Corporation’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a F, which means it is considered to be Ultra Expensive.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Nordson Corporation (NDSN) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Nordson Corporation

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of August 21, 2026, Nordson Corporation has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of 7.52%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 75 and is considered to be Strong.

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Nordson Corporation Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of August 21, 2026, Nordson Corporation’s stock price is $332.240, which is down 0.73% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Nordson Corporation stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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