The stock of Honest Company Inc (HNST) has seen a -11.69% decrease in the past week, with a -23.26% drop in the past month, and a -39.87% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 9.39%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.96% for HNST. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -15.87% for HNST’s stock, with a 5.23% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Honest Company Inc (NASDAQ: HNST) Right Now?
The stock has a 36-month beta value of 2.45. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for HNST is 89.27M, and at present, short sellers hold a 5.30% of that float. On March 04, 2025, the average trading volume of HNST was 2.73M shares.
HNST) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Honest Company Inc (NASDAQ: HNST) has decreased by -3.74 when compared to last closing price of 5.11.Despite this, the company has seen a loss of -11.69% in its stock price over the last five trading days. fool.com reported 2025-02-28 that The Honest Company (HNST -11.88%) held its fourth-quarter conference call on February 26, 2025, revealing insights into the company’s ongoing transformation. Here are three key takeaways on the company’s strategic direction and execution.
Analysts’ Opinion of HNST
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HNST stocks, with Telsey Advisory Group repeating the rating for HNST by listing it as a “Market Perform.” The predicted price for HNST in the upcoming period, according to Telsey Advisory Group is $7 based on the research report published on January 10, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Loop Capital, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HNST reach a price target of $7. The rating they have provided for HNST stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on December 17th, 2024.
Telsey Advisory Group gave a rating of “Market Perform” to HNST, setting the target price at $6 in the report published on November 13th of the previous year.
HNST Trading at -20.82% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HNST to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -45.16% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.96%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 9.39%, as shares sank -19.56% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -30.11% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HNST fell by -11.04%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +61.93% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $5.85. In addition, Honest Company Inc saw -29.02% 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 HNST starting from Warren Jessica, who sale 465,000 shares at the price of $7.55 back on Dec 10 ’24. After this action, Warren Jessica now owns 1,170,058 shares of Honest Company Inc, valued at $3,510,750 using the latest closing price.
Jessica Warren, the Director of Honest Company Inc, proposed sale 465,000 shares at $7.55 during a trade that took place back on Dec 10 ’24, which means that Jessica Warren is holding shares at $3,510,750 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HNST
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.02 for the present operating margin
- 0.38 for the gross margin
The net margin for Honest Company Inc stands at -0.02. The total capital return value is set at -0.03. Equity return is now at value -4.12, with -2.73 for asset returns.
Based on Honest Company Inc (HNST), the company’s capital structure generated 0.07 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 0.08. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -230.88.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -6.33 million with net debt to EBITDA at 12.59. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.26. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.7for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.53. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.56.
Conclusion
To sum up, Honest Company Inc (HNST) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. 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.
