Hudson Pacific Properties Inc (NYSE: HPP)’s stock price has gone decline by -8.42 in comparison to its previous close of 3.68, however, the company has experienced a -24.10% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-11-17 that U.S. equity markets posted their worst week in two months as benchmark interest rates jumped to four-month highs after a critical slate of inflation data showed modestly firming price pressures. Fueling bets that the Federal Reserve may have to slow the pace of policy easing, the Consumer Price Index and Producer Price Index each posted fractional upside surprises in October. After surging nearly 5% last week en route to fresh record highs, the S&P 500 dipped 2.1% on the week, with healthcare and technology stocks under particularly sharp pressure.
Is It Worth Investing in Hudson Pacific Properties Inc (NYSE: HPP) Right Now?
Moreover, the 36-month beta value for HPP is 1.33. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 10 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
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The public float for HPP is 137.03M and currently, short sellers hold a 16.63% of that float. On November 19, 2024, HPP’s average trading volume was 2.31M shares.
HPP’s Market Performance
HPP’s stock has seen a -24.10% decrease for the week, with a -32.33% drop in the past month and a -32.60% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 9.14%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 6.36% for Hudson Pacific Properties Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -21.35% for HPP’s stock, with a -37.54% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of HPP
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HPP stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for HPP by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for HPP in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $5 based on the research report published on November 12, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Piper Sandler gave a rating of “Neutral” to HPP, setting the target price at $6 in the report published on August 08th of the current year.
HPP Trading at -26.21% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HPP to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -65.80% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.36%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 9.14%, as shares sank -29.35% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -29.20% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HPP fell by -24.10%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -57.82% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $4.28. In addition, Hudson Pacific Properties Inc saw -63.80% 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 HPP starting from Andrew Wattula, who proposed sale 9,356 shares at the price of $5.28 back on Sep 20 ’24. After this action, Andrew Wattula now owns shares of Hudson Pacific Properties Inc, valued at $49,400 using the latest closing price.
Wattula Andy, the Chief Operating Officer of Hudson Pacific Properties Inc, sale 9,356 shares at $5.28 during a trade that took place back on Sep 20 ’24, which means that Wattula Andy is holding 61,068 shares at $49,400 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HPP
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.18 for the present operating margin
- 0.31 for the gross margin
The net margin for Hudson Pacific Properties Inc stands at -0.35. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value -8.81, with -3.17 for asset returns.
Based on Hudson Pacific Properties Inc (HPP), the company’s capital structure generated 0.11 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.47. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.12. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.8.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 423.75 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.51. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.96. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.72for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.1.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Hudson Pacific Properties Inc (HPP) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “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.
