H&E Equipment Services (HEES) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

H&E Equipment Services, Inc. engages in the provision of equipment services, which focus on heavy construction and industrial equipment. It operates through the following segments: Equipment Rentals, New Equipment Sales, Used Equipment Sales, Parts Sales, and Services. The Equipment Rentals segment focuses on renting construction and industrial equipment. The New Equipment Sales segment is involved in selling new equipment in product categories. The Used Equipment Sales segment offers rental fleet and inventoried equipment that are acquired through trade-ins and through purchases of high quality used equipment. The Parts Sales segment includes new and used parts for the equipment and rental fleet. The Services segment operation provides maintenance and repair services for customers’ equipment and to rental fleet. The company was founded by Tom Engquist and Frank Head in 1961 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, LA.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $98.00 to $100.50
• 50-Day Range: $43.93 to $100.62
• 52-Week Range: $40.92 to $101.28
• Volume: 883,592 shs
• Average Volume: 1.46 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.59 billion
• P/E Ratio: 24.91
• Dividend Yield: 1.12%
• Price Target: $69.25
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

H&E Equipment Services Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

H&E Equipment Services scored higher than 72% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 76th out of 173 stocks in the industrial products sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

H&E Equipment Services has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

H&E Equipment Services has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 18.46%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for H&E Equipment Services are expected to grow by 18.46% in the coming year, from $3.25 to $3.85 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of H&E Equipment Services is 24.91, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.57.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of H&E Equipment Services is 24.91, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrial Products sector average P/E ratio of about 16.78.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

H&E Equipment Services has a P/B Ratio of 6.69. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

10.08% of the float of H&E Equipment Services has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

H&E Equipment Services has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.4.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in H&E Equipment Services has recently increased by 142.11%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

H&E Equipment Services pays a meaningful dividend of 1.10%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

H&E Equipment Services does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of H&E Equipment Services is 27.92%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, H&E Equipment Services will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.57% next year. This indicates that H&E Equipment Services will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.22

Percentage of Shares Shorted

10.08% of the float of H&E Equipment Services has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

H&E Equipment Services has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.4.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in H&E Equipment Services has recently increased by 142.11%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.50

News Sentiment

H&E Equipment Services has a news sentiment score of 0.50. 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 0.68 average news sentiment score of Industrial Products companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 23 news articles for H&E Equipment Services this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for HEES on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -40% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added H&E Equipment Services to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, H&E Equipment Services insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

12.50% of the stock of H&E Equipment Services is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

84.08% of the stock of H&E Equipment Services is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

HEES Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have HEES shares performed this year?

H&E Equipment Services' stock was trading at $48.96 at the beginning of the year. Since then, HEES stock has increased by 100.4% and is now trading at $98.14.
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How were H&E Equipment Services' earnings last quarter?

H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:HEES) posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February, 21st. The industrial products company reported $0.99 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.81 by $0.18. H&E Equipment Services had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 25.46% and a net margin of 9.47%.

Who are H&E Equipment Services' major shareholders?

H&E Equipment Services' top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.05%), American Century Companies Inc. (5.83%), Clearbridge Investments LLC (5.79%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.28%). Insiders that own company stock include Bradley W Barber, Paul Arnold, Gary W Bagley, John Mcdowell Engquist and Lawrence C Karlson.
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How do I buy shares of H&E Equipment Services?

Shares of HEES stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of H&E Equipment Services own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that H&E Equipment Services investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Humana (HUM), Adobe (ADBE), Arista Networks (ANET) and Jabil (JBL).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 12/13 Dividend: 11/29/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/13/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 2/24 Dividend: 2/18/2025
• Today: 2/21/2025
• Last Earnings: 2/21/2025
• Dividend Payable: 2/24/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 4/28/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrial Products
• Industry: Miscellaneous equipment rental & leasing
• Sub-Industry: Trading Companies & Distributors
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:HEES
• CUSIP: 40403010
• CIK: 1339605
• Web: www.he-equipment.com
• Phone: (225) 298-5200
• Fax: 225-298-5308
• Employees: 2,765
• Year Founded: 1961

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $69.25
• High Stock Price Target: $92.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $60.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -29.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $3.94
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 24.91
• Forward P/E Ratio: 30.20
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $169.29 million
• Net Margins: 9.47%
• Pretax Margin: 12.58%
• Return on Equity: 25.46%
• Return on Assets: 5.16%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.09
• Current Ratio: 0.64
• Quick Ratio: 0.59

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.47 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.44
• Cash Flow: $15.33 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.40
• Book Value: $14.66 per share
• Price / Book: 6.69

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 36,600,000
• Free Float: 32,029,000
• Market Cap: $3.59 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.93