Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. $HSII Shares Acquired by KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS

KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS grew its holdings in Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. (NASDAQ:HSII) by 353.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 17,700 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 13,800 shares during the quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS owned about 0.09% of Heidrick & Struggles International worth $810,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Heidrick & Struggles International by 0.3% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,522,327 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $65,201,000 after buying an additional 4,666 shares during the period. Corvex Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of Heidrick & Struggles International in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $42,935,000. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Heidrick & Struggles International by 50.5% in the 1st quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 432,731 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $18,534,000 after buying an additional 145,162 shares during the period. LSV Asset Management lifted its holdings in shares of Heidrick & Struggles International by 6.3% in the 1st quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 262,675 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $11,250,000 after buying an additional 15,547 shares during the period. Finally, Bridgeway Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Heidrick & Struggles International by 41.9% in the 1st quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC now owns 202,314 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $8,665,000 after buying an additional 59,757 shares during the period. 90.13% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Heidrick & Struggles International Stock Performance

Heidrick & Struggles International stock opened at $58.26 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $51.10 and a two-hundred day moving average of $45.93. The company has a market capitalization of $1.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.64, a PEG ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.03. Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $36.87 and a fifty-two week high of $58.43.

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

Heidrick & Struggles International Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 28th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 14th were issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. 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 (DPR) is 37.74%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Heidrick & Struggles International in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen raised Heidrick & Struggles International from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. Truist Financial raised their price objective on Heidrick & Struggles International from $48.00 to $59.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Finally, Barrington Research set a $59.00 price objective on Heidrick & Struggles International in a research note on Thursday, October 9th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $59.00.

About Heidrick & Struggles International

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.