Shares of Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF – Get Free Report) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Reduce” by the five research firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation and four have issued a hold recommendation on the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $10.50.
A number of equities analysts have weighed in on HLF shares. Mizuho cut their target price on shares of Herbalife from $12.00 to $10.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 21st. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Herbalife from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 16th. Bank of America cut their target price on shares of Herbalife from $10.00 to $8.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 21st. Finally, DA Davidson cut their price objective on shares of Herbalife from $11.00 to $9.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 25th.
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Insider Buying and Selling at Herbalife
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in HLF. PEAK6 Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of Herbalife during the third quarter worth approximately $146,000. DGS Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Herbalife in the fourth quarter worth $165,000. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new position in shares of Herbalife in the fourth quarter worth $184,000. Corton Capital Inc. increased its stake in shares of Herbalife by 10.2% in the third quarter. Corton Capital Inc. now owns 17,849 shares of the company’s stock worth $250,000 after buying an additional 1,654 shares during the period. Finally, Teacher Retirement System of Texas purchased a new position in shares of Herbalife in the fourth quarter worth $258,000.
Herbalife Stock Performance
NYSE HLF opened at $9.21 on Thursday. Herbalife has a 52-week low of $6.68 and a 52-week high of $19.48. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $8.72 and a 200 day simple moving average of $11.80. The company has a market capitalization of $919.07 million, a PE ratio of 6.49 and a beta of 1.22.
Herbalife (NYSE:HLF – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 14th. The company reported $0.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by ($0.10). Herbalife had a negative return on equity of 19.56% and a net margin of 2.81%. The company had revenue of $1.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.19 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.53 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up .0% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts forecast that Herbalife will post 1.8 EPS for the current fiscal year.
About Herbalife
Herbalife Ltd. provides health and wellness products in North America, Mexico, South and Central America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, China, and the Asia Pacific. It offers products in the areas of weight management; targeted nutrition; energy, sports, and fitness; outer nutrition; and literature and promotional items.
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