High Liner Foods (HLF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

High Liner Foods is the leading North American processor and marketer of value-added frozen seafood. Their retail branded products are sold throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico under the High Liner, Fisher Boy, Sea Cuisine and C. Wirthy & Co. labels, and are available in most grocery and club stores. They also sell branded products under the High Liner, Icelandic Seafood, and FPI labels to restaurants and institutions, and are a major supplier of private-label, value-added frozen seafood products to North American food retailers and foodservice distributors.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$14.38 to C$14.50
• 50-Day Range: C$13.55 to C$15.78
• 52-Week Range: C$13.13 to C$19.07
• Volume: 11,697 shs
• Average Volume: 34,163 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$404.87 million
• P/E Ratio: 14.71
• Dividend Yield: 3.47%
• Price Target: C$16.70
• Consensus Rating: Hold

High Liner Foods Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

High Liner Foods scored higher than 53% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

High Liner Foods has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

High Liner Foods has a consensus price target of C$16.70, representing about 15.8% upside from its current price of C$14.42.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

High Liner Foods has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of High Liner Foods is 14.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.78.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of High Liner Foods is 14.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 884.96.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

High Liner Foods has a P/B Ratio of 1.02. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for HLF.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

High Liner Foods is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.83%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

High Liner Foods does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of High Liner Foods is 51.08%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for High Liner Foods this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

14 people have searched for HLF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 600% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, High Liner Foods insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

44.28% of the stock of High Liner Foods is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

7.47% of the stock of High Liner Foods is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 3/15 Dividend: 3/04/2026
• Record date for 3/15 Dividend: 3/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/13/2026
• Today: 5/26/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Consumer Defensive
• Industry: Packaged Foods
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: TSE:HLF
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.highlinerfoods.com
• Phone: +1-902-6348811
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for High Liner Foods: C$16.70
• High Price Target: C$19.50
• Low Price Target: C$15.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +15.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.40
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$0.98
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.71
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.26
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: C$41.70 million
• Net Margins: 2.68%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 7.08%
• Return on Assets: 5.30%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 75.38
• Current Ratio: 2.45
• Quick Ratio: 0.38

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$1.09 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.37
• Cash Flow: C$0.10 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 138.61
• Book Value: C$14.15 per share
• Price / Book: 1.02

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 28,077,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$404.87 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.67