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After finishing at $6.13 in the prior trading day, Horizon Technology Finance Corp (NASDAQ: HRZN) closed at $6.01, down -1.96%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.96 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.67 million shares were traded. HRZN stock price reached its highest trading level at $6.1862 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $5.99.
On April 30, 2025, Compass Point Downgraded its rating to Sell which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $6.50.
Compass Point Upgraded its Sell to Neutral on December 17, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $8.25.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 16 ’24 when Balkin Michael bought 20,000 shares for $8.53 per share. The transaction valued at 170,600 led to the insider holds 20,000 shares of the business.
Michaud Gerald A. bought 8,000 shares of HRZN for $74,519 on Nov 25 ’24. The President now owns 169,309 shares after completing the transaction at $9.31 per share. On Nov 13 ’24, another insider, SAVAGE JOSEPH J, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 5,000 shares for $9.35 each. As a result, the insider paid 46,750 and bolstered with 55,000 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HRZN now has a Market Capitalization of 255699792 and an Enterprise Value of 656173760. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.63 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.89. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.755.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HRZN is 0.99, which has changed by -0.42543024 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15822446 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HRZN has reached a high of $10.69, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $5.97. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -11.63%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -25.65%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 639.32K shares per day over the past 3-months and 634690 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 42.55M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 42.01M. Insiders hold about 1.26% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 6.59% stake in the company. Shares short for HRZN as of 1757894400 were 1822172 with a Short Ratio of 2.85, compared to 1755216000 on 1597313. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1822172 and a Short% of Float of 4.34.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, HRZN’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.32, compared to 1.32 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.21533443. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 10.97.
Earnings Estimates
. The current assessment of Horizon Technology Finance Corp (HRZN) involves the perspectives of 7.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.28, with high estimates of $0.3 and low estimates of $0.24.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.12 and $1.05 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.09. EPS for the following year is $1.03, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $1.3 and $0.8.
Revenue Estimates
2 analysts predict $22.99M in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $23.33M to a low estimate of $22.65M. As of. The current estimate, Horizon Technology Finance Corp’s year-ago sales were $24.56MFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $23.8M. There is a high estimate of $24.38M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $23.21M.
A total of 3 analysts have provided revenue estimates for HRZN’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $96.75M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $94.89M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $95.81M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $99.92MBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $101.62M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $111.35M and the low estimate is $93.69M.
