HMH (HMH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) is an education and learning company that produces curricular content, instructional materials, assessment tools and digital learning platforms primarily for the K–12 market. The company develops and licenses print and digital resources designed to support classroom instruction, remote and blended learning, and student assessment across a range of subjects and grade levels.

HMH’s offerings include core and supplemental curricula, adaptive and online learning technologies, formative and summative assessments, and professional development services for educators. The company distributes materials through direct relationships with school districts, state education agencies and education partners, and its product set spans traditional textbooks, digital courseware, learning management integrations and teacher support resources intended to help districts implement standards-aligned instruction and measure student outcomes.

Formed from long-established publishing lines, HMH operates from its headquarters in the United States and serves predominantly U.S. K–12 customers while maintaining a presence in international markets through distribution and licensing arrangements. The company focuses on blending content expertise with technology to support district- and school-level priorities in curriculum adoption, intervention and assessment.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $20.82 to $21.46
• 50-Day Range: $18.04 to $21.52
• 52-Week Range: $16.32 to $24.50
• Volume: 186,269 shs
• Average Volume: 237,130 shs
• Market Capitalization: $922.53 million
• P/E Ratio: 50.00
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $28.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

HMH Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

HMH scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 36th out of 251 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

HMH has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 5 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

HMH has a consensus price target of $28.00, representing about 33.3% upside from its current price of $21.00.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

HMH has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 61.98%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for HMH are expected to grow by 61.98% in the coming year, from $1.21 to $1.96 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of HMH is 50.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.29.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of HMH is 50.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 20.29.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

HMH has a P/B Ratio of 1.09. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.96% of the float of HMH has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

HMH has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in HMH has recently decreased by 6.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

HMH does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

HMH has a news sentiment score of 0.84. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for HMH this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added HMH to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

HMH has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Today: 8/19/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Energy Equipment & Services
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:HMH
• CIK: 2021880
• Web: hmhw.com
• Phone: (281) 449-2000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,019
• Year Founded: 1832

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for HMH: $28.00
• High Price Target: $32.00
• Low Price Target: $24.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +33.3%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 50.00
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.36
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.23
• Current Ratio: 2.97
• Quick Ratio: 1.82

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $821.75 million
• Price / Sales: 1.12
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $19.26 per share
• Price / Book: 1.09

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 43,930,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $922.53 million
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: N/A