Heidrick & Struggles International (NASDAQ:HSII) Cut to Hold at Barrington Research

Barrington Research downgraded shares of Heidrick & Struggles International (NASDAQ:HSII) from a strong-buy rating to a hold rating in a report issued on Thursday morning,Zacks.com reports.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on HSII. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Heidrick & Struggles International from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Heidrick & Struggles International in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of Heidrick & Struggles International from $48.00 to $59.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $59.00.

Heidrick & Struggles International Stock Performance

NASDAQ:HSII opened at $58.20 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.21 billion, a PE ratio of 36.60, a P/E/G ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $50.04 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $45.53. Heidrick & Struggles International has a fifty-two week low of $36.87 and a fifty-two week high of $58.40.

Heidrick & Struggles International (NASDAQ:HSII) last released its earnings results on Monday, August 4th. The business services provider reported $0.85 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $317.25 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $292.94 million. Heidrick & Struggles International had a net margin of 2.92% and a return on equity of 14.85%. Heidrick & Struggles International has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Research analysts predict that Heidrick & Struggles International will post 2.68 EPS for the current year.

Heidrick & Struggles International Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 28th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 14th were paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 14th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Heidrick & Struggles International’s dividend payout ratio is presently 37.74%.

Institutional Trading of Heidrick & Struggles International

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in HSII. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC grew its stake in shares of Heidrick & Struggles International by 1.7% in the 1st quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 28,545 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,223,000 after acquiring an additional 478 shares in the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. boosted its holdings in shares of Heidrick & Struggles International by 3.3% in the 1st quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 119,014 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $5,097,000 after buying an additional 3,830 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Heidrick & Struggles International by 2.6% in the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 116,192 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $4,977,000 after buying an additional 2,923 shares during the last quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund boosted its holdings in shares of Heidrick & Struggles International by 30.8% in the 1st quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 10,032 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $430,000 after buying an additional 2,365 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hohimer Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Heidrick & Struggles International by 5.4% in the 1st quarter. Hohimer Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,922 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $296,000 after buying an additional 353 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.13% of the company’s stock.

Heidrick & Struggles International Company Profile

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc engages in provision of leadership consulting, culture shaping and senior-level executive search services. It offers its clients build leadership teams through facilitating the recruitment, management and deployment of senior executives. It operates under the following segments: Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, Heidrick Consulting, and On Demand Talent Business.