Nordson: Nordson Corp. stock underperforms Thursday when compared to competitors despite daily gains

Company Logo Photo: Terrence Horan Shares of Nordson Corp. NDSN +2.56% SPX +2.03% DJIA +1.23% This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains. Nordson Corp. closed 32.19% short of its 52-week high of $279.38, which the company reached on May 10th. The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Astec Industries Inc. ASTE +4.03% GGG +1.94% TAYD +1.88% Trading volume (298,409) remained 91,238 below its 50-day average volume of 389,647. Editor's Note: This story was auto-generated by Automated Insights , an automation technology provider, using data from Dow Jones and FactSet. See our market data terms of use.