William Blair Issues Negative Estimate for SXI Earnings

Standex International Co. (NYSE:SXI) – Equities research analysts at William Blair dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Standex International in a research note issued on Monday, February 3rd. William Blair analyst R. Sparenblek now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $1.94 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.04. The consensus estimate for Standex International’s current full-year earnings is $7.84 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Standex International’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.41 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $8.10 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.50 EPS.

Standex International (NYSE:SXI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The industrial products company reported $1.91 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.68 by $0.23. Standex International had a return on equity of 13.40% and a net margin of 7.59%.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Benchmark lifted their price target on shares of Standex International from $210.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. StockNews.com lowered Standex International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday. Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and set a $220.00 price objective on shares of Standex International in a research note on Monday. Finally, DA Davidson lifted their price objective on Standex International from $222.00 to $224.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday.

Standex International Trading Up 1.6 %

NYSE SXI opened at $194.89 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $2.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.55, a PEG ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.06. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $193.19 and its 200-day simple moving average is $185.65. The company has a current ratio of 3.55, a quick ratio of 2.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. Standex International has a 52 week low of $149.11 and a 52 week high of $212.65.

Institutional Trading of Standex International

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in Standex International by 93.5% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 149 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares during the period. Peterson Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in Standex International in the third quarter valued at $44,000. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Standex International by 27.0% during the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 301 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $56,000 after acquiring an additional 64 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Standex International by 183.3% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 510 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $96,000 after acquiring an additional 330 shares during the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV increased its holdings in shares of Standex International by 45.7% in the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 548 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $102,000 after acquiring an additional 172 shares during the period. 90.35% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Standex International

In other Standex International news, Director Thomas J. Hansen sold 1,661 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.41, for a total transaction of $349,491.01. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 11,431 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,405,196.71. This represents a 12.69 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Ademir Sarcevic sold 1,600 shares of Standex International stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $199.81, for a total transaction of $319,696.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 18,086 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,613,763.66. This trade represents a 8.13 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 2.10% of the company’s stock.

Standex International Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be paid a $0.32 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 14th. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.66%. Standex International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 27.95%.

About Standex International

Standex International Corporation, together with subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of various products and services for commercial and industrial markets in the United States and internationally. It operates through five segments: Electronics, Engraving, Scientific, Engineering Technologies, and Specialty Solutions.