Benson Hill (BHIL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Benson Hill, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a food technology company that unlocks natural genetic diversity of plants. It operates in two segments, Ingredients and Fresh. The company offers CropOS, a technology platform, which uses artificial intelligence, data, and various advanced breeding techniques that combine data, plant, and food sciences to deliver crops optimized for food, ingredient, and feed products. The company's technology is applied in soybeans and yellow peas. It focuses on growing, packing, and selling fresh produce products to retail and food service customers. The company was formerly known as Benson Hill Biosystems, Inc. Benson Hill, Inc. was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $6.91 to $7.02
• 50-Day Range: $5.81 to $7.31
• 52-Week Range: $4.41 to $16.64
• Volume: 3,134 shs
• Average Volume: 31,255 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.46 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Benson Hill Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Benson Hill scored higher than 37% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 110th out of 146 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Benson Hill.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Benson Hill are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($12.91) to ($4.38) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Benson Hill is -0.39, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Benson Hill is -0.39, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Benson Hill has a P/B Ratio of 0.48. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.32% of the float of Benson Hill has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Benson Hill has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Benson Hill has recently decreased by 5.46%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Benson Hill does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Benson Hill does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.32% of the float of Benson Hill has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Benson Hill has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Benson Hill has recently decreased by 5.46%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.21

News Sentiment

Benson Hill has a news sentiment score of 1.21. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Benson Hill this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Benson Hill to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 3.00% of the stock of Benson Hill is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 36.21% of the stock of Benson Hill is held by institutions.

BHIL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BHIL shares performed this year?

Benson Hill's stock was trading at $6.0830 at the beginning of the year. Since then, BHIL stock has increased by 13.6% and is now trading at $6.91.
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How were Benson Hill's earnings last quarter?

Benson Hill, Inc. (NASDAQ:BHIL) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 8th. The company reported ($3.27) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($2.10) by $1.17. The firm earned $33.77 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $24.30 million. Benson Hill had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 124.29% and a negative net margin of 33.88%.

When did Benson Hill's stock split?

Benson Hill's stock reverse split on Friday, July 19th 2024. The 1-35 reverse split was announced on Friday, July 19th 2024. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the market closes on Friday, July 19th 2024. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 3 shares after the split.

How do I buy shares of Benson Hill?

Shares of BHIL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Benson Hill own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Benson Hill investors own include Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Tesla (TSLA), NVIDIA (NVDA), PayPal (PYPL) and Adobe (ADBE).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/08/2024
• Today: 10/12/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/14/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Food & kindred products
• Sub-Industry: Food Products
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:BHIL
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:BHIL
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1830210
• Web: www.stpc.starpeakcorp.com
• Phone: 314-222-8218
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 270
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.70)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-115,310,000.00
• Net Margins: -33.88%
• Pretax Margin: -39.47%
• Return on Equity: -124.29%
• Return on Assets: -40.74%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.75
• Current Ratio: 2.38
• Quick Ratio: 1.86

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $456.09 million
• Price / Sales: 3.21
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $14.44 per share
• Price / Book: 0.48

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 212,008,000
• Free Float: 5,936,000
• Market Cap: $1.46 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.16