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Hillenbrand Inc (NYSE: HI) closed the day trading at $20.23 down -10.61% from the previous closing price of $22.63. In other words, the price has decreased by -$10.61 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.82 million shares were traded. HI stock price reached its highest trading level at $22.1 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $19.895.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of HI, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 6.63 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.07. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.86 and its Current Ratio is at 1.34. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.57 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.46.
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 the company, DA Davidson on August 12, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $33 from $54 previously.
On July 10, 2024, KeyBanc Capital Markets started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $50.
On December 19, 2023, CL King started tracking the stock assigning a Strong Buy rating and target price of $61.CL King initiated its Strong Buy rating on December 19, 2023, with a $61 target price.
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 14 ’25 when Arora Aneesha bought 8,857 shares for $25.19 per share. The transaction valued at 223,099 led to the insider holds 29,549 shares of the business.
FARRELL NICHOLAS R bought 1,200 shares of HI for $39,714 on Feb 10 ’25. The Sr. VP, GC & Secretary now owns 57,798 shares after completing the transaction at $33.09 per share. On Feb 10 ’25, another insider, Whitted J Michael, who serves as the Sr. VP, Strategy & Corp. Dev. of the company, bought 1,000 shares for $32.83 each. As a result, the insider paid 32,830 and bolstered with 68,756 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, HI now has a Market Capitalization of 1593612288. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.47 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.03.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HI is 1.56, which has changed by -0.5170685 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.09969199 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HI has reached a high of $49.28, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $18.36. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -18.87%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -33.71%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, HI traded about 506.59K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, HI traded about 544470 shares per day. A total of 70.42M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 69.69M. Insiders hold about 1.03% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.12% stake in the company. Shares short for HI as of 1744675200 were 2185787 with a Short Ratio of 4.31, compared to 1741910400 on 2316913. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2185787 and a Short% of Float of 5.1499999999999995.
Dividends & Splits
HI’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.90, up from 0.895 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.039549273The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.23.
