Herbalife Ltd (NYSE: HLF)’s stock price has decreased by -1.72 compared to its previous closing price of 8.52. However, the company has seen a -3.08% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-02-26 that Herbalife Ltd (HLF) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company’s earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.
Is It Worth Investing in Herbalife Ltd (NYSE: HLF) Right Now?
Herbalife Ltd (NYSE: HLF) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 3.35x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.02. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for HLF is 98.44M, and at present, short sellers hold a 15.96% of that float. On March 12, 2025, the average trading volume of HLF was 2.86M shares.
HLF’s Market Performance
The stock of Herbalife Ltd (HLF) has seen a -3.08% decrease in the past week, with a 59.80% rise in the past month, and a 5.20% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.64%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 6.99% for HLF. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 8.58% for HLF’s stock, with a 1.02% simple moving average for the past 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 previous 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 23.41% 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 -34.54% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.99%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.64%, as shares surge +60.02% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +27.05% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HLF fell by -2.95%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -25.66% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $7.71. In addition, Herbalife Ltd saw 25.17% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at HLF starting from Mendoza Juan Miguel, who purchase 2,500 shares at the price of $8.00 back on Mar 04 ’25. After this action, Mendoza Juan Miguel now owns 135,000 shares of Herbalife Ltd, valued at $20,000 using the latest closing price.
Mendoza Juan Miguel, the Director of Herbalife Ltd, purchase 5,000 shares at $8.25 during a trade that took place back on Feb 27 ’25, which means that Mendoza Juan Miguel is holding 132,500 shares at $41,250 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HLF
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.08 for the present operating margin
- 0.77 for the gross margin
The net margin for Herbalife Ltd stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.27.
Based on Herbalife Ltd (HLF), the company’s capital structure generated -1.3 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.63. The debt to equity ratio resting at -0.57. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.83.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 509.1 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.07. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.18. The receivables turnover for the company is 72.47for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.83. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.93.
Conclusion
To sum up, Herbalife Ltd (HLF) has seen a mixed 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.
