Hsbc Holdings PLC Lowers Stake in Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. $HSII

Key Points

• Hsbc Holdings PLC reduced its stake in Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. by 51.6%, owning 4,666 shares worth approximately $200,000.
• Several large investors have either increased their stakes or made new purchases in Heidrick & Struggles, with 90.13% of the stock currently held by institutional investors.
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share, reflecting an annualized dividend yield of 1.2%.

Hsbc Holdings PLC lessened its position in Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. (NASDAQ:HSII - Free Report) by 51.6% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 4,666 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 4,983 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC's holdings in Heidrick & Struggles International were worth $200,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in HSII. Northern Trust Corp lifted its stake in shares of Heidrick & Struggles International by 9.5% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 251,778 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $11,156,000 after acquiring an additional 21,843 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Heidrick & Struggles International by 259.2% in the 4th quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 31,595 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $1,400,000 after purchasing an additional 22,798 shares in the last quarter. Algert Global LLC increased its holdings in shares of Heidrick & Struggles International by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Algert Global LLC now owns 38,759 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $1,717,000 after purchasing an additional 1,669 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its holdings in shares of Heidrick & Struggles International by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 34,570 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $1,532,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG increased its holdings in shares of Heidrick & Struggles International by 51.8% in the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 18,419 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $816,000 after purchasing an additional 6,285 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.13% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on HSII. Barrington Research increased their price target 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. Truist Financial increased their price target on shares of Heidrick & Struggles International from $44.00 to $46.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, June 20th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Heidrick & Struggles International from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a 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 company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Heidrick & Struggles International presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $51.00.

Heidrick & Struggles International Stock Performance

NASDAQ:HSII traded up $1.51 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $50.73. 97,989 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 95,883. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $47.86 and its 200 day simple moving average is $44.28. Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. has a 1 year low of $35.90 and a 1 year high of $52.17. The company has a market cap of $1.05 billion, a PE ratio of 31.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.07.

Heidrick & Struggles International (NASDAQ:HSII - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results 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 net margin of 2.92% and a return on equity of 14.85%. 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. On average, research analysts expect that Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. will post 2.68 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Heidrick & Struggles International Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 28th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 14th were issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 14th. Heidrick & Struggles International's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 37.74%.

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.