What Happened?
Shares of industrial processing equipment and solutions provider Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) jumped 15.1% in the morning session after the company reported strong third-quarter results which blew past analysts' revenue and EBITDA estimates. Revenue improved sequentially despite a challenging demand environment for the business as customers delayed purchases in some end markets. On the other hand, its full-year EPS guidance missed significantly, and its revenue guidance for the next quarter fell meaningfully short of Wall Street's estimates. Overall, this was a mixed yet decent quarter, with the results indicating improved execution.
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What The Market Is Telling Us
Hillenbrand’s shares are not very volatile and have only had 9 moves greater than 5% over the last year. Moves this big are rare for Hillenbrand and indicate this news significantly impacted the market’s perception of the business.
Hillenbrand is down 29.2% since the beginning of the year, and at $33.35 per share, it is trading 33.7% below its 52-week high of $50.29 from March 2024. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of Hillenbrand’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,043.
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