Barrington Research Weighs in on ACCO Brands Q1 Earnings

ACCO Brands Co. (NYSE:ACCO) – Analysts at Barrington Research issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for ACCO Brands in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Barrington Research analyst K. Steinke expects that the industrial products company will earn ($0.04) per share for the quarter. Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $7.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for ACCO Brands’ current full-year earnings is $1.02 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for ACCO Brands’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.31 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.29 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.43 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.00 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.08 EPS.

ACCO Brands (NYSE:ACCO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The industrial products company reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.40 by ($0.01). ACCO Brands had a positive return on equity of 14.96% and a negative net margin of 6.10%. The company had revenue of $448.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $455.06 million.

Separately, StockNews.com lowered ACCO Brands from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday.

ACCO Brands Stock Up 2.5 %

ACCO Brands stock opened at $4.66 on Thursday. ACCO Brands has a twelve month low of $4.30 and a twelve month high of $6.43. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $5.16 and its 200-day simple moving average is $5.37. The company has a current ratio of 1.60, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.38. The firm has a market capitalization of $433.01 million, a P/E ratio of -4.40, a P/E/G ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 1.68.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On ACCO Brands

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. FMR LLC boosted its stake in shares of ACCO Brands by 123.0% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,911 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 3,260 shares during the period. EP Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of ACCO Brands during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $61,000. Burns Matteson Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of ACCO Brands during the 4th quarter worth approximately $61,000. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new stake in ACCO Brands in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $63,000. Finally, Xponance Inc. purchased a new stake in ACCO Brands in the 4th quarter worth approximately $65,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.56% of the company’s stock.

ACCO Brands Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.075 per share. This represents a $0.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.44%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. ACCO Brands’s payout ratio is -28.30%.

ACCO Brands Company Profile

ACCO Brands Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets consumer, school, technology, and office products. It operates through three segments: ACCO Brands North America, ACCO Brands EMEA, and ACCO Brands International. The company provides computer and gaming accessories, planners, dry erase boards, school notebooks, and janitorial supplies; storage and organization products, such as lever-arch binders, sheet protectors, and indexes; sheet protectors and indexes; laminating, binding, and shredding machines; writing instruments and art products; stapling and punching products; and do-it-yourself tools.