The stock of Herbalife Ltd (HLF) has seen a 5.43% increase in the past week, with a -0.99% drop in the past month, and a 30.17% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.35%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 7.19% for HLF. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 2.89% for HLF’s stock, with a -8.00% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Herbalife Ltd (NYSE: HLF) Right Now?
Herbalife Ltd (NYSE: HLF) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 2.54x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for HLF is 0.85. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 2 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for HLF is 99.71M and currently, short sellers hold a 14.73% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of HLF on May 09, 2025 was 2.71M shares.
HLF) stock’s latest price update
Herbalife Ltd (NYSE: HLF)’s stock price has increased by 2.95 compared to its previous closing price of 6.79. However, the company has seen a 5.43% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-05-07 that New distributor growth continues to expand, although the runrate has dipped for the first time in 3 quarters, and could likely stay that way, given tougher comps in Q2. FX translation still continues to play havoc with reported revenue trends and is masking the progress of the underlying topline, with better growth prospects through the next few quarters. We are encouraged by HLF’s deleveraging progress despite a difficult cash flow quarter, and once 2025 is out of the way, the company will get some respite until 2028.
Analysts’ Opinion of HLF
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HLF stocks, with DA Davidson repeating the rating for HLF by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for HLF in the upcoming period, according to DA Davidson is $14 based on the research report published on March 21, 2025 of the current year 2025.
B. Riley Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HLF reach a price target of $17, previously predicting the price at $16. The rating they have provided for HLF stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on August 01st, 2024.
DA Davidson gave a rating of “Neutral” to HLF, setting the target price at $13.50 in the report published on September 14th of the previous year.
HLF Trading at -9.23% 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 -45.36% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 7.19%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.35%, as shares sank -4.77% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -18.91% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HLF rose by +5.43%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -40.05% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $6.79. In addition, Herbalife Ltd saw 4.48% 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 5,000 shares at the price of $6.73 back on May 02 ’25. After this action, Mendoza Juan Miguel now owns 140,000 shares of Herbalife Ltd, valued at $33,650 using the latest closing price.
Mendoza Juan Miguel, the Director of Herbalife Ltd, purchase 2,500 shares at $8.00 during a trade that took place back on Mar 04 ’25, which means that Mendoza Juan Miguel is holding 135,000 shares at $20,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HLF
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.09 for the present operating margin
- 0.77 for the gross margin
The net margin for Herbalife Ltd stands at 0.06. The total capital return value is set at 0.29.
Based on Herbalife Ltd (HLF), the company’s capital structure generated 1.44 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.11. The debt to equity ratio resting at -3.26. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.94.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 509.1 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.7. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.56. The receivables turnover for the company is 54.94for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.84. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.97.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Herbalife Ltd (HLF) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it 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.
