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In the latest session, Horizon Technology Finance Corp (NASDAQ: HRZN) closed at $6.89 down -1.29% from its previous closing price of $6.98. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.29 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.64 million shares were traded. HRZN stock price reached its highest trading level at $7.01 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $6.88.
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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. 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 293139872 and an Enterprise Value of 697443136. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.02 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.02. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.179.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HRZN is 0.99, which has changed by -0.37477314 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.14460516 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HRZN has reached a high of $11.19, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $6.77. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -9.12%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -19.09%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, HRZN has traded an average of 519.26K shares per day and 657910 over the past ten days. 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 6.60% stake in the company. Shares short for HRZN as of 1753920000 were 1348653 with a Short Ratio of 2.60, compared to 1751241600 on 915724. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1348653 and a Short% of Float of 3.25.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for HRZN is 1.32, from 1.32 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.18911175The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 10.62.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 7.0 different market analysts. 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
A total of 2 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $22.99M this 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 2 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 $95.82M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $99.92MBased on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $104.26M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $111.35M and the low estimate is $95.77M.
