Hargreaves Lansdown (HL) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Hargreaves Lansdown plc provides investment services for individuals and corporates in the United Kingdom and Poland. The company offers stocks and shares individual savings accounts (ISAs), fund and share accounts, and junior and lifetime ISAs. It also provides pension services, including self-invested personal pensions (SIPP), junior SIPPs, annuities, and drawdown; share dealing services; fund dealing; and cash management services. In addition, the company offers investment accounts; cash savings; accounts for children; and currency exchange, retirement, and financial advisory services. Hargreaves Lansdown plc was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Bristol, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 1,101.50 to 1,105
• 50-Day Range: 1,087.50 to 1,102
• 52-Week Range: N/A
• Volume: 966,986 shs
• Average Volume: 192,041 shs
• Market Capitalization: £5.23 billion
• P/E Ratio: 1,779.84
• Dividend Yield: 3.90%
• Price Target: GBX 1,048.20
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Hargreaves Lansdown Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Hargreaves Lansdown scored higher than 20% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Hargreaves Lansdown has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Hargreaves Lansdown has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Hargreaves Lansdown is 1,779.03, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 111.90.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Hargreaves Lansdown is 1,779.03, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 429.56.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Hargreaves Lansdown has a PEG Ratio of 4.22. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Hargreaves Lansdown has a P/B Ratio of 6.41. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for HL.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Hargreaves Lansdown is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.99%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Hargreaves Lansdown does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Hargreaves Lansdown is 6,935.48%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.42

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for HL.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.42

News Sentiment

Hargreaves Lansdown has a news sentiment score of 0.42. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.64 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Hargreaves Lansdown this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 10 people have searched for HL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -23% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Hargreaves Lansdown insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

29.36% of the stock of Hargreaves Lansdown is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

66.74% of the stock of Hargreaves Lansdown is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

HL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have HL shares performed this year?

Hargreaves Lansdown's stock was trading at GBX 1,098 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, HL shares have increased by 0.5% and is now trading at GBX 1,103.
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How do I buy shares of Hargreaves Lansdown?

Shares of HL stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Hargreaves Lansdown own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Hargreaves Lansdown investors own include Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Barclays (BARC), EnQuest (ENQ), Central Asia Metals (CAML), BP (BP), Diageo (DGE) and Anglo American (AAL).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 11/1 Dividend: 10/03/2024
• Dividend Payable: 11/01/2024
• Today: 1/17/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Asset Management
• Sub-Industry: Non-Metallic And Industrial Metal Mining
• Current Symbol: LON:HL
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.hl.co.uk
• Phone: +44-117-9009000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,850
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 1,048.20
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 1,342
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 684
• Potential Upside/Downside: -5.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.62
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,779.03
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: 4.22
• Net Income: £293.20 million
• Net Margins: 38.33%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 38.46%
• Return on Assets: 17.10%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.05
• Current Ratio: 2.15
• Quick Ratio: 2.04

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £764.90 million
• Price / Sales: 6.84
• Cash Flow: GBX 139.30 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.92
• Book Value: GBX 172 per share
• Price / Book: 6.41

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 474,160,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £5.23 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.66