With 0.5 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained lighter than its average volume of 0.51 million shares. The 52-week range on HLNE shows that it touched its highest point at $203.72 and its lowest point at $103.42 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $172.71. With its current market cap of 8.77 billion, HLNE has annualized dividend of $1.92 while the current yield stands at 1.25%. Beta for the stock currently stands at 1.30.
Price Performance and Earnings:
Stock performance is one of the indicators that investors use to determine whether they will profit from a stock. The price performance of HLNE was down-trending over the past week, with a drop of -3.86%, but this was down by -3.06% over a month. Three-month performance dropped to -22.40% while six-month performance rose 1.54%. The stock gained 29.17% in the past year, while it has gained 3.87% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for HLNE yields 5.36 with Next year EPS estimates of 5.22. For the next quarter, that number is 1.15. This implies an EPS growth rate of 27.14% for this year and 4.77% for next year. EPS is expected to grow by 15.50% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of 21.48%.
Analysts Ratings:
Reading analyst opinions is an effective way to decide where to invest, and there are several opinions available for HLNE since 3 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 2 analysts who recommend BUY ratings, while 0 suggest SELL ratings. Of the remaining analysts, 1 believe that the stock is worth HOLDING, 0 give it an OVERWEIGHT rating, and 0 thinks that it’s UNDERWEIGHT. In the same way, a target price assigned to a stock can also reveal much about its potential.
EPS: Estimates vs Actual
It is also common to use earnings estimates to evaluate a firm’s growth potential and to determine trading strategy. Analysts have provided yearly estimates in a range of $3.56795 being high and $3.45832 being low. For HLNE, this leads to a yearly average estimate of $3.51812. Based on analyst estimates, the high estimate for the next quarter is $1.33 and the low estimate is $1.14. The average estimate for the next quarter is thus $1.25.
