The stock price of Hillenbrand Inc (NYSE: HI) has jumped by 0.93 compared to previous close of 20.39. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -1.81% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2025-04-17 that BATESVILLE, Ind., April 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Hillenbrand, Inc. (NYSE: HI) will hold a conference call and simultaneous webcast Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at 8:00 a.m.
Is It Worth Investing in Hillenbrand Inc (NYSE: HI) Right Now?
HI has 36-month beta value of 1.58. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for HI is 69.69M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.98% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of HI on April 18, 2025 was 498.06K shares.
HI’s Market Performance
HI’s stock has seen a -1.81% decrease for the week, with a -21.24% drop in the past month and a -38.55% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.96%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 6.58% for Hillenbrand Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -10.00% for HI’s stock, with a -34.14% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
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 previous 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 -23.32% 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 -58.80% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.58%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.96%, as shares sank -21.51% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -39.38% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HI fell by -1.81%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -45.94% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $22.87. In addition, Hillenbrand Inc saw -33.14% 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 Arora Aneesha, who purchase 8,857 shares at the price of $25.19 back on Mar 14 ’25. After this action, Arora Aneesha now owns 29,549 shares of Hillenbrand Inc, valued at $223,099 using the latest closing price.
FARRELL NICHOLAS R, the Sr. VP, GC & Secretary of Hillenbrand Inc, purchase 1,200 shares at $33.09 during a trade that took place back on Feb 10 ’25, which means that FARRELL NICHOLAS R is holding 57,798 shares at $39,714 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.06 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 -14.61, with -4.21 for asset returns.
Based on Hillenbrand Inc (HI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.59 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.1. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.44. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.5.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 140.1 million with net debt to EBITDA at 11.56. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.05. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.2for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.62. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.34.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Hillenbrand Inc (HI) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating 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.
