NASDAQ:HMHC - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co (NASDAQ:HMHC) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 31st. The business services provider reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.62 by $0.07. The business services provider earned $565.67 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $581.22 million. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt had a negative net margin of 10.34% and a negative return on equity of 19.29%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 9.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.68 earnings per share. View Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's Earnings History.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 27th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

3 brokerages have issued twelve-month target prices for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's stock. Their forecasts range from $6.50 to $8.00. On average, they anticipate Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's share price to reach $7.17 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 12.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Media headlines about HMHC stock have trended positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt earned a daily sentiment score of 3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the business services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Some companies that are related to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt include Pearson (PSO), JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A (JW.A), John Wiley & Sons (JW.B), Scholastic (SCHL) and Lingo Media (LMDCF).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Houghton Mifflin Harcourt investors own include Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET), Ford Motor (F), Pearson (PSO), CBL & Associates Properties (CBL), Centurylink (CTL), IBM (IBM), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), General Electric (GE), Cypress Semiconductor (CY) and Government Properties Income Trust (GOV).

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Peregrine Capital Management LLC (1.26%) and Alpha Windward LLC (0.07%). 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 Peregrine Capital Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

HMHC stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Alpha Windward LLC. 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 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 $6.35.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has a market capitalization of $789.50 million and generates $1.32 billion in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $-94,150,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($1.06) on an earnings per share basis. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt employs 3,600 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

The official website for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is http://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]