Star Equity (STRR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Hudson Global, Inc. is a publicly traded talent acquisition and recruitment firm that provides a range of staffing and workforce solutions to organizations around the world. Operating primarily through two service lines—recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) and retained executive search—the company connects employers with qualified professionals across a variety of disciplines, including finance, accounting, technology, human resources and legal. Its flexible engagement models encompass project-based sourcing, volume hiring and high-level leadership searches, enabling clients to tailor recruitment strategies to their specific business objectives.

With a global footprint spanning North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America, Hudson Global supports multinational corporations as well as regional and niche market clients. The firm leverages a combination of proprietary technology, industry-focused talent networks and consultant expertise to streamline candidate identification, assessment and onboarding. By integrating data analytics and market intelligence into its service delivery, Hudson Global seeks to reduce time-to-hire and improve retention rates for hard-to-fill and strategic roles.

Founded in 1977 and headquartered in New York City, Hudson Global has evolved through a series of strategic acquisitions and organic expansions to reinforce its position in the competitive staffing landscape. The company is governed by a board of directors and led by an executive management team with extensive experience in human capital, professional services and global operations. As a Nasdaq-listed entity, Hudson Global adheres to public company governance standards while continuously refining its offerings to address evolving talent market trends and client demands.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $9.65 to $10.31
• 50-Day Range: $9.62 to $11.60
• 52-Week Range: $8.38 to $11.99
• Volume: 12,442 shs
• Average Volume: 3,837 shs
• Market Capitalization: $38.04 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $28.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Star Equity Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Star Equity scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 175th out of 671 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Star Equity has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Star Equity has a consensus price target of $28.00, representing about 171.6% upside from its current price of $10.31.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

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

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Star Equity are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($1.08) to $1.12 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Star Equity is -3.37, 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 Star Equity is -3.37, 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

Star Equity has a P/B Ratio of 0.64. 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

0.29% of the float of Star Equity has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Star Equity has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Star Equity has recently decreased by 21.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Star Equity does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Star Equity does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.15

News Sentiment

Star Equity has a news sentiment score of 0.15. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.83 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 14 news articles for Star Equity this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Star Equity to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

4 insiders have purchased shares of Star Equity in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $434,796.00 in company stock, which represents 1.1429% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Star Equity insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $434,796.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

31.60% of the stock of Star Equity is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

3.84% of the stock of Star Equity is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/14/2026
• Today: 8/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/12/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Professional Services
• Sub-Industry: Human Resource & Employment Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:STRR
• CIK: 1210708
• Web: www.starequity.com
• Phone: (203) 489-9500
• Fax: 858-726-1700
• Employees: 1,200
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Star Equity: $28.00
• High Price Target: $28.00
• Low Price Target: $28.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +171.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($3.06)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$5.92 million
• Net Margins: -4.35%
• Pretax Margin: -3.54%
• Return on Equity: -4.21%
• Return on Assets: -2.39%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.09
• Current Ratio: 1.96
• Quick Ratio: 1.73

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $172.16 million
• Price / Sales: 0.22
• Cash Flow: $0.63 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.27
• Book Value: $16.21 per share
• Price / Book: 0.64

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 3,690,000
• Free Float: 2,523,000
• Market Cap: $38.04 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.51