The price-to-earnings ratio for Herbalife Ltd (NYSE: HLF) is above average at 8.56x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.19.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for HLF is 97.40M, and currently, short sellers hold a 12.85% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of HLF on October 24, 2024 was 1.72M shares.
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HLF) stock’s latest price update
Herbalife Ltd (NYSE: HLF)’s stock price has increased by 2.50 compared to its previous closing price of 6.81. However, the company has seen a -0.29% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. newsfilecorp.com reported 2024-10-07 that Toronto, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – October 7, 2024) – Paul Jewer, President & Chief Executive Officer, High Liner Foods Incorporated (TSX: HLF) (“High Liner” or the “Company”) and Honourable Susan Corkum-Greek, Minister of Economic Development and MLA, Lunenburg, joined Rob Peterman, Chief Commercial Officer, Toronto Stock Exchange to open the market in celebration of High Liner Foods Incorporated’s 125th anniversary and over 50 years of being listed on TSX. Cannot view this video?
HLF’s Market Performance
Herbalife Ltd (HLF) has seen a -0.29% fall in stock performance for the week, with a -8.16% decline in the past month and a -41.00% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.87%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.00% for HLF. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -0.36% for HLF stock, with a simple moving average of -27.41% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of HLF
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HLF stocks, with B. Riley Securities repeating the rating for HLF by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for HLF in the upcoming period, according to B. Riley Securities is $17 based on the research report published on August 01, 2024 of the current year 2024.
DA Davidson, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HLF reach a price target of $13.50. The rating they have provided for HLF stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on September 14th, 2023.
Mizuho gave a rating of “Neutral” to HLF, setting the target price at $13 in the report published on June 07th of the previous year.
HLF Trading at -6.79% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HLF to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -55.43% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.00%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.87%, as shares sank -4.64% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -9.00% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HLF fell by -0.29%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -49.01% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $7.01. In addition, Herbalife Ltd saw -54.26% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at HLF starting from Mendoza Juan Miguel, who purchase 10,000 shares at the price of $7.11 back on Sep 09 ’24. After this action, Mendoza Juan Miguel now owns 120,000 shares of Herbalife Ltd, valued at $71,100 using the latest closing price.
Mendoza Juan Miguel, the Director of Herbalife Ltd, purchase 10,000 shares at $8.72 during a trade that took place back on Aug 26 ’24, which means that Mendoza Juan Miguel is holding 110,000 shares at $87,200 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HLF
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.06 for the present operating margin
- 0.76 for the gross margin
The net margin for Herbalife Ltd stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.2.
Based on Herbalife Ltd (HLF), the company’s capital structure generated 1.77 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.12. The debt to equity ratio resting at -2.29. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.8.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 482.2 million with net debt to EBITDA at 5.15. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.57. The receivables turnover for the company is 52.63for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.94. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.24.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Herbalife Ltd (HLF) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
