Analysts Conflicted on These Industrial Goods Names: Nordson (NDSN), Heartland Express (HTLD) and Pool (POOL)

Companies in the Industrial Goods sector have received a lot of coverage today as analysts weigh in on Nordson (NDSN – Research Report), Heartland Express (HTLD – Research Report) and Pool (POOL – Research Report).

Nordson (NDSN)

In a report issued on April 23, Michael Halloran from Robert W. Baird maintained a Buy rating on Nordson, with a price target of $303.00. The company’s shares closed last Thursday at $259.66.

According to TipRanks.com, Halloran is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 11.7% and a 61.5% success rate. Halloran covers the Industrial Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as Advanced Drainage Systems, Emerson Electric Company, and Watts Water Technologies.

Currently, the analyst consensus on Nordson is a Moderate Buy with an average price target of $291.77.

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Pool (POOL)

Goldman Sachs analyst Susan Maklari maintained a Buy rating on Pool today. The company’s shares closed last Thursday at $370.00.

According to TipRanks.com, Maklari is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 3.3% and a 52.2% success rate. Maklari covers the Industrial Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as Fortune Brands Innovations, A. O. Smith Corporation, and Worthington Industries.

Pool has an analyst consensus of Hold, with a price target consensus of $399.20.

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