With 27.3 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 13.19 million shares. The 52-week range on HLN shows that it touched its highest point at $10.85 and its lowest point at $8.24 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $10.90. With its current market cap of 48.13 billion, HLN has annualized dividend of $0.17 while the current yield stands at 1.59%. Beta for the stock currently stands at 0.24.
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 HLN was up-trending over the past week, with a rise of 0.95%, but this was up by 5.43% over a month. Three-month performance surged to 7.24% while six-month performance rose 12.20%. The stock gained 29.33% in the past year, while it has gained 11.84% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for HLN yields 0.40 with Next year EPS estimates of 0.54. EPS is expected to grow by 9.25% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of 17.40%.
Float and Shares Shorts:
At present, 4.51 billion HLN shares are outstanding with a float of 4.51 billion 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 HLN since 4 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 3 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 $0.37411 being high and $0.34158 being low. For HLN, this leads to a yearly average estimate of $0.34971.
