Heidrick & Struggles International (HSII) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides executive search, consulting, and on-demand talent services to businesses and business leaders worldwide. It enables its clients to build leadership teams by facilitating the recruitment, management, and development of senior executives. The company also offers on-demand services to provide clients with independent talent, including professionals with industry and functional expertise for interim leadership roles and critical, and project-based initiatives; and consulting services, including leadership assessment and development, team and organization acceleration, digital acceleration and innovation, diversity and inclusion advisory services, and culture shaping services. It provides its services to Fortune 1000 companies; major U.S. and non-U.S. companies; middle market and emerging growth companies; private equity firms; governmental, higher education, and not-for-profit organizations; and other private and public entities. Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $43.46 to $44.28
• 50-Day Range: $37.61 to $48.36
• 52-Week Range: $26.52 to $49.02
• Volume: 144,981 shs
• Average Volume: 155,049 shs
• Market Capitalization: $898.81 million
• P/E Ratio: 23.81
• Dividend Yield: 1.36%
• Price Target: $46.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Heidrick & Struggles International Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Heidrick & Struggles International scored higher than 50% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 180th out of 332 stocks in the business services 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

Heidrick & Struggles International has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Heidrick & Struggles International has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.21%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Heidrick & Struggles International are expected to grow by 8.21% in the coming year, from $2.68 to $2.90 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Heidrick & Struggles International is 23.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 112.36.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Heidrick & Struggles International is 23.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 28.36.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Heidrick & Struggles International has a PEG Ratio of 1.07. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Heidrick & Struggles International has a P/B Ratio of 1.92. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.36% of the outstanding shares of Heidrick & Struggles International have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Heidrick & Struggles International has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Heidrick & Struggles International has recently increased by 14.01%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Heidrick & Struggles International pays a meaningful dividend of 1.35%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Heidrick & Struggles International does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Heidrick & Struggles International is 32.43%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Heidrick & Struggles International will have a dividend payout ratio of 20.69% next year. This indicates that Heidrick & Struggles International will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.36% of the outstanding shares of Heidrick & Struggles International have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Heidrick & Struggles International has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Heidrick & Struggles International has recently increased by 14.01%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Heidrick & Struggles International has a news sentiment score of 1.50. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.54 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Heidrick & Struggles International insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.30% of the stock of Heidrick & Struggles International is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

90.13% of the stock of Heidrick & Struggles International is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

HSII Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have HSII shares performed this year?

Heidrick & Struggles International's stock was trading at $29.53 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, HSII stock has increased by 49.1% and is now trading at $44.04.
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How were Heidrick & Struggles International's earnings last quarter?

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. (NASDAQ:HSII) announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November, 4th. The business services provider reported $0.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.04. The business services provider had revenue of $282.82 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $267.65 million. Heidrick & Struggles International had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.38% and a net margin of 3.53%.

Who are Heidrick & Struggles International's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Heidrick & Struggles International include Pacer Advisors Inc. (4.56%), State Street Corp (3.81%), Systematic Financial Management LP (2.72%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.43%). Insiders that own company stock include Mark R Harris, Sarah Payne, Michael M Cullen and Krishnan Rajagopalan.
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How do I buy shares of Heidrick & Struggles International?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Heidrick & Struggles International own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Heidrick & Struggles International investors own include Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), American Water Works (AWK), AUO (AUOTY) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/04/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 11/21 Dividend: 11/14/2024
• Dividend Payable: 11/21/2024
• Today: 12/23/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Employment agencies
• Sub-Industry: Human Resource & Employment Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:HSII
• CUSIP: 42281910
• CIK: 1066605
• Web: www.heidrick.com
• Phone: (312) 496-1200
• Fax: 312-496-1048
• Employees: 2,212
• Year Founded: 1953

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $46.00
• High Stock Price Target: $50.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $42.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +4.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.85
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 23.77
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.41
• P/E Growth: 1.07
• Net Income: $54.41 million
• Net Margins: 3.53%
• Pretax Margin: 6.27%
• Return on Equity: 12.38%
• Return on Assets: 5.44%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.73
• Quick Ratio: 1.73

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.09 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.82
• Cash Flow: $3.76 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.68
• Book Value: $22.97 per share
• Price / Book: 1.91

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 20,409,000
• Free Float: 20,144,000
• Market Cap: $897.38 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.88