With 1.03 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 0.92 million shares. The 52-week range on HLMN shows that it touched its highest point at $12.08 and its lowest point at $8.43 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $13.28. Beta for the stock currently stands at 1.66.
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 HLMN was down-trending over the past week, with a drop of -2.67%, but this was down by -4.46% over a month. Three-month performance dropped to -12.68% while six-month performance rose 1.55%. The stock gained 2.07% in the past year, while it has gained 1.13% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for HLMN yields 0.09 with Next year EPS estimates of 0.64. For the next quarter, that number is 0.10. This implies an EPS growth rate of 14.97% for this year and 13.81% for next year.
Float and Shares Shorts:
At present, 196.71 million HLMN shares are outstanding with a float of 194.28 million shares on hand for trading.
Analysts Ratings:
Reading analyst opinions is an effective way to decide where to invest, and there are several opinions available for HLMN 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 $0.5425 being high and $0.50304 being low. For HLMN, this leads to a yearly average estimate of $0.52277.
