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The price of Heritage Commerce Corp (NASDAQ: HTBK) closed at $9.96 in the last session, up 0.40% from day before closing price of $9.92. In other words, the price has increased by $0.40 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.96 million shares were traded. HTBK stock price reached its highest trading level at $10.065 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $9.89.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at HTBK’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.10 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.09.
On August 11, 2023, Stephens Downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight which previously was Overweight but kept the price unchanged to $10.
Raymond James Downgraded its Strong Buy to Outperform on October 31, 2022, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $13 to $15.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 01 ’25 when SA THOMAS A bought 20,000 shares for $9.25 per share. The transaction valued at 185,000 led to the insider holds 20,000 shares of the business.
Jones Robertson Clay JR sold 5,145 shares of HTBK for $50,063 on Mar 10 ’25. The President and CEO now owns 254,227 shares after completing the transaction at $9.73 per share. On Mar 10 ’25, another insider, Just Susan Svensson, who serves as the EVP/Chief Credit Officer of the company, sold 1,602 shares for $9.73 each. As a result, the insider received 15,588 and left with 10,774 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, HTBK now has a Market Capitalization of 612010112 and an Enterprise Value of -43035112. As of this moment, Heritage’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.69, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.40. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.34 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.88. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at -0.239.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HTBK is 0.84, which has changed by 0.0299896 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16657472 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HTBK has reached a high of $11.27, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $8.09. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.83%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.40%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, HTBK traded on average about 496.03K shares per day over the past 3-months and 702340 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 61.45M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 58.81M. Insiders hold about 4.29% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 75.31% stake in the company. Shares short for HTBK as of 1753920000 were 797049 with a Short Ratio of 1.61, compared to 1751241600 on 988105. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 797049 and a Short% of Float of 1.3300001000000001.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for HTBK is 0.52, which was 0.52 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.052419353The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.31. The current Payout Ratio is 78.94% for HTBK, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-07 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-07. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2000-02-03 when the company split stock in a 11:10 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 5.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.21, with high estimates of $0.23 and low estimates of $0.2.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.82 and $0.69 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.75. EPS for the following year is $0.87, with 5.0 analysts recommending between $0.91 and $0.85.
Revenue Estimates
According to 4 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $48.9M. It ranges from a high estimate of $49.1M to a low estimate of $48.67M. As of the current estimate, Heritage Commerce Corp’s year-ago sales were $42.16MFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $49.6M. There is a high estimate of $50.5M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $49.24M.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for HTBK’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $193.6M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $191.55M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $192.29M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $172.4MBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $203.38M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $208M and the low estimate is $200.2M.
