NASDAQ:HMHCHoughton Mifflin Harcourt Stock Price, Forecast & News

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's stock was trading at $3.77 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, HMHC shares have decreased by 59.4% and is now trading at $1.53. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating and 3 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 13th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co (NASDAQ:HMHC) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 7th. The business services provider reported ($0.67) EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of ($0.80) by $0.13. The business services provider earned $189.93 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $180.78 million. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt had a negative return on equity of 26.13% and a negative net margin of 31.92%. View Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's earnings history.

4 brokerages have issued 1-year target prices for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's shares. Their forecasts range from $1.00 to $3.00. On average, they expect Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's share price to reach $2.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 30.7% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

News headlines about HMHC stock have trended very positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt earned a media sentiment score of 3.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the business services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term. View the latest news aboutHoughton Mifflin Harcourt.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "HMHC."

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Wellington Management Group LLP (12.25%), Alliancebernstein L.P. (6.75%), BlackRock Inc. (5.91%), WS Management Lllp (4.71%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (1.88%) and State Street Corp (1.66%). Company insiders that own Houghton Mifflin Harcourt stock include Anchorage Capital Group, LLC, John J Lynch Jr, John R Mckernan Jr and Lawrence K Fish. View institutional ownership trends for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

HMHC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wells Fargo & Company MN, Alliancebernstein L.P., Engine Capital Management LP, State Street Corp, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC, UBS Group AG, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. View insider buying and selling activity for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

HMHC stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Tarsadia Capital LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Wellington Management Group LLP, Morgan Stanley, BlackRock Inc., Corsair Capital Management L.P., Geode Capital Management LLC, and Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.. Company insiders that have bought Houghton Mifflin Harcourt stock in the last two years include John J Lynch Jr, John R Mckernan Jr, and Lawrence K Fish. View insider buying and selling activity for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Shares of HMHC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of HMHC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $1.53.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has a market capitalization of $191.88 million and generates $1.39 billion in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $-213,830,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($1.37) on an earnings per share basis. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt employs 3,400 workers across the globe.

The official website for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is www.hmhco.com.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's mailing address is 125 HIGH STREET, BOSTON MA, 02110. The business services provider can be reached via phone at 617-351-5000 or via email at [email protected]