Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE:DBD) Sets New 12-Month High – Time to Buy?

Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated (NYSE:DBD)’s share price hit a new 52-week high during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $83.17 and last traded at $82.45, with a volume of 56274 shares. The stock had previously closed at $80.30.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on DBD. Wedbush set a $100.00 price target on Diebold Nixdorf in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Diebold Nixdorf from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, DA Davidson lifted their price target on shares of Diebold Nixdorf from $80.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and three have given a Buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Diebold Nixdorf presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $100.00.

Diebold Nixdorf Trading Up 0.4%

The stock has a market capitalization of $2.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.27 and a beta of 1.55. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $69.94 and its 200 day moving average price is $63.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 1.30 and a quick ratio of 0.92.

Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE:DBD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The technology company reported $2.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.73 by $1.02. The company had revenue of $1.10 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.11 billion. Diebold Nixdorf had a net margin of 2.49% and a return on equity of 16.33%. Diebold Nixdorf has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.250-5.750 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated will post 4.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Diebold Nixdorf declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, November 5th that permits the company to repurchase $200.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the technology company to buy up to 8.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Diebold Nixdorf news, major shareholder Millstreet Capital Management sold 500,000 shares of Diebold Nixdorf stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.00, for a total transaction of $34,000,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 5,216,672 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $354,733,696. The trade was a 8.75% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.26% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in DBD. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Diebold Nixdorf by 4.4% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 15,017 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $657,000 after purchasing an additional 631 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its holdings in Diebold Nixdorf by 325.9% in the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,150 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 880 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC lifted its position in shares of Diebold Nixdorf by 193.3% during the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,320 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $73,000 after buying an additional 870 shares during the last quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Diebold Nixdorf in the 2nd quarter valued at about $258,000. Finally, AlphaQuest LLC grew its position in shares of Diebold Nixdorf by 3,621.4% in the 2nd quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 521 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 507 shares during the last quarter. 97.04% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Diebold Nixdorf

Diebold Nixdorf, Inc (NYSE: DBD) is a leading global provider of connected commerce solutions, specializing in automated teller machines (ATMs), point-of-sale (POS) systems and related software and services for the banking and retail industries. The company’s core offerings include hardware platforms, software applications for transaction management and advanced analytics tools that enable financial institutions and retailers to enhance customer engagement, streamline operations and improve security at the point of transaction.