American Century Companies Inc. Acquires 145,162 Shares of Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. $HSII

Key Points

• American Century Companies Inc. increased its stake in Heidrick & Struggles International, owning 2.10% of the company worth approximately $18.5 million after acquiring 145,162 additional shares.
• Heidrick & Struggles reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings of $0.85 EPS, exceeding analysts' estimates by $0.11, with a revenue of $317.25 million.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.15, expected to yield 1.2% annually, with a dividend payout ratio of 37.74%.

American Century Companies Inc. raised its stake in Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. (NASDAQ:HSII - Free Report) by 50.5% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 432,731 shares of the business services provider's stock after buying an additional 145,162 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc. owned about 2.10% of Heidrick & Struggles International worth $18,534,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Bailard Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Heidrick & Struggles International in the first quarter worth $214,000. Gallacher Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Heidrick & Struggles International in the first quarter valued at $231,000. ProShare Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Heidrick & Struggles International in the fourth quarter valued at about $269,000. Hohimer Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Heidrick & Struggles International by 5.4% in the first quarter. Hohimer Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,922 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $296,000 after acquiring an additional 353 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Banque Cantonale Vaudoise acquired a new position in shares of Heidrick & Struggles International in the first quarter valued at about $304,000. Institutional investors own 90.13% of the company's stock.

Heidrick & Struggles International Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of NASDAQ HSII traded up $0.12 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $50.65. 98,864 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 129,961. The business's fifty day moving average price is $46.65 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $43.78. The company has a market cap of $1.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.86, a PEG ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 1.06. Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. has a 12-month low of $35.54 and a 12-month high of $52.17.

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

Heidrick & Struggles International Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 28th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 14th will be issued a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 14th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. Heidrick & Struggles International's dividend payout ratio is currently 37.74%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently commented on HSII. Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of Heidrick & Struggles International from $44.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, June 20th. Barrington Research raised their price objective on shares of Heidrick & Struggles International from $52.00 to $56.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Finally, 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. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Heidrick & Struggles International has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $51.00.

Heidrick & Struggles International 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.