Overview
* Hubbell Q3 revenue grows 4% yr/yr but misses analyst expectations
* Adjusted EPS for Q3 beats analyst estimates, reflecting strong operational performance
* Company raises 2025 adjusted EPS outlook, citing strong margin expansion and lower tax rate
Outlook
* Hubbell raises 2025 adjusted EPS outlook to $18.10-$18.30
* Company anticipates 3-4% organic sales growth for 2025
* Hubbell expects 2025 free cash flow conversion of approximately 90%
Result Drivers
* ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS GROWTH - 8% organic growth driven by demand in datacenter and light industrial markets
* GRID INFRASTRUCTURE GROWTH - 8% organic growth in Grid Infrastructure due to strong T&D markets and infrastructure investment
* LOWER TAX RATE - Decreased tax rate contributed to earnings growth, driven by international restructuring benefits
Key Details
Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu
s s
Estimate
Q3 Miss $1.50 $1.54
Revenue bln bln (10
Analysts
)
Q3 Beat $5.17 $4.98
Adjusted (11
EPS Analysts
)
Q3 EPS $4.77
Q3 Net $256.70
Income mln
Q3 23.90%
Adjusted
Operatin
g Margin
Q3 Free $254 mln
Cash
Flow
Q3 22%
Operatin
g Margin
Analyst Coverage
* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 7 "strong buy" or "buy", 8 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
* The average consensus recommendation for the electrical components & equipment peer group is "buy"
* Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Hubbell Inc ( HUBB ) is $458.00, about 5.2% above its October 27 closing price of $433.98
* The stock recently traded at 23 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 22 three months ago
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