Heidrick & Struggles International (NASDAQ:HSII) Sets New 52-Week High - Time to Buy?

Key Points

• Shares of Heidrick & Struggles International reached a new 52-week high of $58.29, closing at $58.16 on strong trading volume of 160,026 shares.
• Several brokerages have revised their price targets for HSII, with Barrington Research increasing its target from $52 to $56 and Wall Street Zen upgrading the stock from "buy" to "strong-buy."
• The company reported a quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $0.85, exceeding estimates by $0.11, and has announced a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share, yielding 1.0%.

Shares of Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. (NASDAQ:HSII - Get Free Report) reached a new 52-week high on Monday . The stock traded as high as $58.29 and last traded at $58.16, with a volume of 160026 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $48.68.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently commented on HSII. Truist Financial lifted their target price 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. Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Heidrick & Struggles International in a research note on Saturday, September 27th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Heidrick & Struggles International from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. Finally, Barrington Research boosted their price target on Heidrick & Struggles International from $52.00 to $56.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $51.00.

Heidrick & Struggles International Price Performance

The firm has a market cap of $1.21 billion, a PE ratio of 36.64, a PEG ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.03. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $48.73 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $45.03.

Heidrick & Struggles International (NASDAQ:HSII - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 4th. The business services provider reported $0.85 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $317.25 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 28th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 14th were given a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 14th. Heidrick & Struggles International's payout ratio is currently 37.74%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Heidrick & Struggles International

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. American Century Companies Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Heidrick & Struggles International by 50.5% in the first quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 432,731 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $18,534,000 after acquiring an additional 145,162 shares during the last quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise acquired a new stake in shares of Heidrick & Struggles International during the first quarter valued at $304,000. Acadian Asset Management LLC increased its position in Heidrick & Struggles International by 126.8% during the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 50,600 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $2,164,000 after purchasing an additional 28,288 shares in the last quarter. Strs Ohio acquired a new position in Heidrick & Struggles International in the 1st quarter valued at about $608,000. Finally, Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in Heidrick & Struggles International in the 1st quarter valued at about $7,622,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.13% of the company's stock.

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.

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