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After finishing at $5.01 in the prior trading day, Honest Company Inc (NASDAQ: HNST) closed at $5.05, up 0.80%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.80 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.85 million shares were traded. HNST stock price reached its highest trading level at $5.135 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $4.995.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of HNST by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 7.29 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 544.55. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.14 and its Current Ratio is at 3.56. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.12 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.08.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Telsey Advisory Group on January 10, 2025, Reiterated its Market Perform rating but revised its target price to $7 from $6 previously.
On December 17, 2024, Loop Capital Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $7.
Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating for the stock on November 13, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $4 to $6.
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 Mar 12 ’25 when Winchell Stephen sold 20,000 shares for $4.98 per share. The transaction valued at 99,600 led to the insider holds 431,844 shares of the business.
Mayle Jonathan sold 37,481 shares of HNST for $182,532 on Mar 11 ’25. The SVP, Customer Sales now owns 307,740 shares after completing the transaction at $4.87 per share. On Mar 12 ’25, another insider, Winchell Stephen, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 20,000 shares for $4.98 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HNST now has a Market Capitalization of 549995520 and an Enterprise Value of 496300512. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.45 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.16. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.312 whereas that against EBITDA is -142.288.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HNST is 2.40, which has changed by 0.21686745 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08275449 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HNST has reached a high of $8.97, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $2.40. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -13.18%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 5.33%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.65M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2839820 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 109.16M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 89.94M. Insiders hold about 17.42% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 61.76% stake in the company. Shares short for HNST as of 1740700800 were 5750086 with a Short Ratio of 2.17, compared to 1738281600 on 4857349. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5750086 and a Short% of Float of 6.3.
