The stock of Hillenbrand Inc (HI) has gone down by -7.40% for the week, with a -6.53% drop in the past month and a 10.10% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.32%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 3.47% for HI. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -9.26% for HI’s stock, with a -21.41% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Hillenbrand Inc (NYSE: HI) Right Now?
Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.46.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for HI is 69.51M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.30% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of HI on December 20, 2024 was 477.57K shares.
HI) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Hillenbrand Inc (NYSE: HI) has surged by 2.38 when compared to previous closing price of 29.07, but the company has seen a -7.40% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-12-12 that I focus on companies consistently increasing dividends and beating benchmarks, using data from the U.S. Dividend Champions spreadsheet and NASDAQ. The list includes companies with at least five years of dividend growth, sorted by ex-dividend date and dividend streak. I prioritize stocks with strong historical returns and high 10-year dividend growth rates, comparing them to ETF benchmarks like SCHD.
Analysts’ Opinion of HI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HI stocks, with DA Davidson repeating the rating for HI by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for HI in the upcoming period, according to DA Davidson is $33 based on the research report published on August 12, 2024 of the current year 2024.
KeyBanc Capital Markets, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HI reach a price target of $50. The rating they have provided for HI stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on July 10th, 2024.
CL King gave a rating of “Strong Buy” to HI, setting the target price at $61 in the report published on December 19th of the previous year.
HI Trading at -3.26% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -41.16% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.47%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.32%, as shares sank -9.16% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +16.72% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HI fell by -6.81%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -38.88% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $32.81. In addition, Hillenbrand Inc saw -37.80% 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 HI starting from Kulmaczewski Leo, who purchase 300 shares at the price of $42.73 back on May 06 ’24. After this action, Kulmaczewski Leo now owns 2,186 shares of Hillenbrand Inc, valued at $12,819 using the latest closing price.
RYAN KIMBERLY K, the President & CEO of Hillenbrand Inc, purchase 2,350 shares at $42.69 during a trade that took place back on May 03 ’24, which means that RYAN KIMBERLY K is holding 135,954 shares at $100,322 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.05 for the present operating margin
- 0.33 for the gross margin
The net margin for Hillenbrand Inc stands at -0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value -13.97, with -3.95 for asset returns.
Based on Hillenbrand Inc (HI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.1 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.18. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.11. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.28.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 140.1 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.21. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.65. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.88for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.61. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.27.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Hillenbrand Inc (HI) 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.
