Herbalife (HLF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd. is a global multi-level marketing company that develops, markets and sells nutrition, weight-management, energy and fitness products. Founded in 1980 by Mark Hughes and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, the company offers a portfolio of dietary supplements, protein shakes, vitamins, sports hydration products and personal care items. Through its independent distributor network, Herbalife delivers tailored nutrition and wellness solutions designed to support weight management, fitness performance and healthy aging.

The core of Herbalife’s business model is a direct-selling channel comprising hundreds of thousands of independent distributors who promote and retail the company’s products. Herbalife’s product categories include weight-loss and weight-management shakes and snacks, targeted nutrition such as protein powders and energy-boosting supplements, and personal care lines covering skin and hair health. In recent years, the company has expanded its digital tools and e-commerce platform to provide distributors and consumers with training, personalized coaching and online ordering capabilities.

Operating in more than 90 countries, Herbalife serves markets across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. The company emphasizes nutrition education and community engagement through local events, wellness clubs and sponsorships of sports and fitness activities. Under the leadership of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John Agwunobi, Herbalife continues to invest in research and development, quality control and regulatory compliance to support its position in the global health and wellness industry.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $9.01 to $9.25
• 50-Day Range: $6.67 to $10.37
• 52-Week Range: $5.04 to $12.79
• Volume: 2.03 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.19 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $935.08 million
• P/E Ratio: 3.35
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $11.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Herbalife Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Herbalife scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 16th out of 212 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Herbalife has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Herbalife has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Herbalife is 3.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.51.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Herbalife is 3.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 29.78.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Herbalife has a PEG Ratio of 0.27. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

13.56% of the float of Herbalife has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Herbalife has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.9.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Herbalife has recently decreased by 5.03%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Herbalife does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Herbalife does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.09

Percentage of Shares Shorted

13.56% of the float of Herbalife has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Herbalife has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.9.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Herbalife has recently decreased by 5.03%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.96

News Sentiment

Herbalife has a news sentiment score of 0.96. 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 0.84 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Herbalife this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

28 people have searched for HLF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 87% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 7 people have added Herbalife to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -13% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Herbalife insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $90,972.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.73% of the stock of Herbalife is held by insiders.

HLF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have HLF shares performed this year?

Herbalife's stock was trading at $6.69 at the start of the year. Since then, HLF stock has increased by 37.2% and is now trading at $9.1810.

How were Herbalife's earnings last quarter?

Herbalife Ltd (NYSE:HLF) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 30th. The company reported $0.59 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.19. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 3.4% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Herbalife's stock split?

Shares of Herbalife split on the morning of Tuesday, May 15th 2018.The 2-1 split was announced on Tuesday, April 24th 2018. The newly issued shares were issued to shareholders after the closing bell on Monday, May 14th 2018. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Who are Herbalife's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Herbalife include Perpetual Ltd (0.71%), Range Financial Group LLC (0.18%), SummerHaven Investment Management LLC (0.08%) and MFA Wealth Advisors LLC (0.06%). Insiders that own company stock include Windacre Partnership Master Fu, Michael Johnson, Henry C Wang, Juan Miguel Mendoza, Ibelis Montesino, Donal L Mulligan, Stephan Paulo Gratziani, Alan W Lefevre, Sophie L'helias and Rodica Macadrai.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Herbalife?

Shares of HLF 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 Herbalife own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Herbalife investors own include Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Netflix (NFLX), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Visa (V).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/30/2025
• Today: 7/17/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/06/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: RETAIL - DRUG STR
• Sub-Industry: Personal Products
• Current Symbol: NYSE:HLF
• CIK: 1180262
• Web: www.herbalife.com
• Phone: 213-745-0500
• Fax: 310-258-7019
• Employees: 8,600
• Year Founded: 1980

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Herbalife: $11.50
• High Price Target: $14.00
• Low Price Target: $9.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +26.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.74
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 3.33
• Forward P/E Ratio: 5.81
• P/E Growth: 0.28
• Net Income: $254.30 million
• Net Margins: 5.66%
• Pretax Margin: 4.17%
• Return on Equity: -23.75%
• Return on Assets: 7.86%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.97
• Quick Ratio: 0.54

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.95 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.19
• Cash Flow: $3.12 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.92
• Book Value: ($7.95) per share
• Price / Book: -1.15

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 101,847,000
• Free Float: 100,085,000
• Market Cap: $928.84 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.89