Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Stock Forecast, Price & News

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" Houghton Mifflin Harcourt stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in HMHC, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 14th, there was short interest totaling 5,860,000 shares, an increase of 36.6% from the April 29th total of 4,290,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,560,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.8 days.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 5th 2021.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (NASDAQ:HMHC) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 6th. The business services provider reported ($0.39) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of ($0.57) by $0.18. The business services provider had revenue of $146.20 million for the quarter. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 130.68% and a negative net margin of 18.82%.
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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 (WHO). Since then, HMHC shares have increased by 186.2% and is now trading at $10.79.
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3 brokerages have issued twelve-month price targets for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's shares. Their forecasts range from $2.50 to $11.00. On average, they expect Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's share price to reach $4.58 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 57.6%.
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195 employees have rated Houghton Mifflin Harcourt CEO John “Jack” J. Lynch, Jr. on Glassdoor.com. John “Jack” J. Lynch, Jr. has an approval rating of 67% among Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's employees.

Some companies that are related to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt include Pearson (PSO), John Wiley & Sons (JW.B), Scholastic (SCHL), William H. Sadlier (SADL) and Lingo Media (LMDCF).
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "HMHC."

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. (8.37%), Alliancebernstein L.P. (6.98%), BlackRock Inc. (6.36%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (4.06%), Nuveen Asset Management LLC (3.08%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.73%). Company insiders that own Houghton Mifflin Harcourt stock include Alejandro Reyes, Anchorage Capital Group, LLC, Daniel M Allen, James P Oneill, John J Lynch Jr, Joseph Patrick Jr Abbott and Michael Edmund Evans.
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HMHC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Ulysses Management LLC, Engine Capital Management LP, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund, Rutabaga Capital Management LLC MA, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, and Credit Suisse AG. Company insiders that have sold Houghton Mifflin Harcourt company stock in the last year include Alejandro Reyes, Anchorage Capital Group, LLC, James P Oneill, John J Lynch Jr, Joseph Patrick Jr Abbott, and Michael Edmund Evans.
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HMHC stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including WS Management Lllp, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Elemental Capital Partners LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Royce & Associates LP, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., and Loomis Sayles & Co. L P.
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Shares of HMHC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of HMHC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $10.79.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has a market capitalization of $1.37 billion and generates $1.03 billion in revenue each year.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt employs 2,600 workers across the globe.

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

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is headquartered at 125 HIGH STREET, BOSTON MA, 02110.

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]