Market Watch Highlights: Honest Company Inc (HNST) Ends on an Upturn Note at 6.70

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As of close of business last night, Honest Company Inc’s stock clocked out at $6.70, up 6.69% from its previous closing price of $6.28. In other words, the price has increased by $6.69 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.3 million shares were traded. HNST stock price reached its highest trading level at $6.805 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $6.451.

Ratios:

To gain a deeper understanding of HNST’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 12.66 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.29. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.64 and its Current Ratio is at 2.89. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.18 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.11.

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:

Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 10 ’24 when Warren Jessica sold 465,000 shares for $7.55 per share. The transaction valued at 3,510,750 led to the insider holds 1,170,058 shares of the business.

Jessica Warren bought 465,000 shares of HNST for $3,510,750 on Dec 10 ’24. On Nov 27 ’24, another insider, Sheehey Brendan, who serves as the General Counsel of the company, sold 92,138 shares for $8.13 each. As a result, the insider received 748,818 and left with 516,816 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, HNST now has a Market Capitalization of 676438656 and an Enterprise Value of 604387392. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.83 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.07. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.639 whereas that against EBITDA is -494.589.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for HNST is 2.42, which has changed by 1.1580756 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21794415 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 -4.64%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 53.62%.

Shares Statistics:

It appears that HNST traded 3.44M shares on average per day over the past three months and 2269340 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 101.20M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 72.93M. Insiders hold about 27.76% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 49.14% stake in the company. Shares short for HNST as of 1736899200 were 4357151 with a Short Ratio of 1.27, compared to 1734048000 on 2583137. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4357151 and a Short% of Float of 5.2299999999999995.

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