NYSE:BHIL

Benson Hill (BHIL) Stock Forecast, Price & News

$0.32

-0.01 (-2.96%)

(As of 12:58 PM ET)

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Today's Range: $0.32
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50-Day Range: $0.33
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52-Week Range: $0.32
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$3.50

Volume: 143,302 shs
Average Volume: 567,289 shs
Market Capitalization: $66.90 million

P/E Ratio: N/A
Dividend Yield: N/A
Price Target: $3.94

Benson Hill MarketRank™ Forecast

Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy
2.50 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 1,079.6% Upside
$3.94 Price Target
Short Interest: Healthy
3.00% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: N/A
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: 0.80
Based on 3 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: Selling Shares
$29,152 Sold Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing
From ($0.55) to ($0.41) Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

2.32 out of 5 stars

Consumer Staples Sector

70th out of 135 stocks

Food & Kindred Products Industry

9th out of 16 stocks

3.3

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Benson Hill has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $3.94, Benson Hill has a forecasted upside of 1,079.6% from its current price of $0.33.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Benson Hill has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

4.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
3.00% 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 6.8.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in Benson Hill has recently decreased by 22.10%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

0.0

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Benson Hill does not currently pay a dividend.
Dividend Growth
Benson Hill does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for BHIL.

3.8

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Benson Hill has a news sentiment score of 0.80. 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 0.64 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Benson Hill this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
Search Interest
7 people have searched for BHIL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 250% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
3 people have added Benson Hill to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

0.8

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Benson Hill insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $29,152.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 4.70% of the stock of Benson Hill is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
Only 32.63% of the stock of Benson Hill is held by institutions.

1.3

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Benson Hill are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.55) to ($0.41) per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Benson Hill is -0.43, 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 -0.43, 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 0.36. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Benson Hill (NYSE:BHIL) Stock

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.

BHIL Price History

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BHIL Stock News Headlines

September 30, 2023 | americanbankingnews.com

Short Interest in Benson Hill, Inc. (NYSE:BHIL) Drops By 22.1%

September 25, 2023 | bizjournals.com

3 top executives depart St. Louis public company

October 2, 2023 | PressReach (Ad)

Nuclear Revival Creates Opportunities for Uranium

Uranium companies set to benefit from increased demand for clean energy.

September 15, 2023 | bizjournals.com

St. Louis public company gets warning from NYSE for low share price

September 15, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Benson Hill Receives Continued Listing Standard Notice From NYSE

September 9, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Benson Hill, Inc. (NYSE:BHIL) most popular amongst private equity firms who own 35% of the shares, institutions hold 26%

August 25, 2023 | msn.com

Benson Hill: A Speculative Buy

August 10, 2023 | bizjournals.com

St. Louis public company hires chief transformation officer as it explores 'strategic alternatives'

October 2, 2023 | PressReach (Ad)

Nuclear Revival Creates Opportunities for Uranium

Uranium companies set to benefit from increased demand for clean energy.

August 10, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Benson Hill Appoints Chief Transformation Officer to Drive Company Evolution

August 9, 2023 | bizjournals.com

St. Louis public company 'exploring strategic alternatives' as losses continue

August 9, 2023 | msn.com

Benson Hill, Inc. (BHIL) Reports Q2 Loss, Tops Revenue Estimates

August 9, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Benson Hill Announces Second Quarter 2023 Financial Results

June 29, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Benson Hill’s Second Annual ESG Report Highlights Technology Innovation and Strategic Partnerships to Modernize Food Production

June 27, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Several Insiders Invested In Benson Hill Flagging Positive News

June 16, 2023 | bizjournals.com

Matt Crisp, who co-founded Benson Hill, out as CEO of the publicly traded firm

June 16, 2023 | msn.com

Benson Hill appoints Ms. Elsner as interim CEO on immediate basis, replacing Matt Crisp

June 16, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Benson Hill Announces Leadership Transition

June 16, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Benson Hill Appoints Richard Mack to Board of Directors

June 7, 2023 | nasdaq.com

FOCUS-As biofuels boom, companies retool oilseeds to crack new markets

June 1, 2023 | bizjournals.com

Benson Hill makes layoffs as part of ongoing cost-cutting plan

May 30, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Benson Hill (NYSE:BHIL investor one-year losses grow to 61% as the stock sheds US$85m this past week

May 19, 2023 | seekingalpha.com

ELBM, BHIL among Materials gainers; SLI, RETO among losers

May 14, 2023 | marketwatch.com

(SPAC) Special Purpose Acquisition Investigation: BHIL, RSI - Contact Shareholder Rights Law Firm Johnson Fistel

May 13, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Benson Hill, Inc. (NYSE:BHIL) Q1 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

May 13, 2023 | benzinga.com

Benson Hill Stock (NYSE:BHIL), Dividends

May 11, 2023 | seekingalpha.com

Benson Hill GAAP EPS of -$0.02 beats by $0.17, revenue of $134.6M beats by $51.36M

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BHIL Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 8/09/2023
Today: 10/02/2023
Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/09/2023
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2023

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NYSE
Industry: Food & kindred products
Sub-Industry: N/A
Sector: Consumer Staples
Current Symbol: NYSE:BHIL
CUSIP: N/A
CIK: 1830210
Web: www.stpc.starpeakcorp.com
Phone: 314-222-8218
Fax: N/A
Employees: 440
Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Forecast: $3.94
High Stock Price Forecast: $5.00
Low Stock Price Forecast: $3.00
Forecasted Upside/Downside: +1,079.6%
Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.77)
Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
P/E Growth: N/A
Net Income: $-127,900,000.00
Net Margins: -30.37%
Pretax Margin: -23.51%
Return on Equity: -48.63%
Return on Assets: -19.91%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.32
Current Ratio: 3.82
Quick Ratio: 3.03

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $381.23 million
Price / Sales: 0.18
Cash Flow: N/A
Price / Cash Flow: N/A
Book Value: $0.94 per share
Price / Book: 0.36

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 207,970,000
Free Float: 198,199,000
Market Cap: $69.42 million
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 1.78

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Key Executives

Ms. Adrienne D. Elsner (Age 60)
Interim CEO & Director
Comp: $60k

Mr. Dean P. Freeman (Age 58)
Chief Financial Officer
Comp: $715.29k

Mr. Jason Bull Ph.D. (Age 56)
Chief Technology Officer
Comp: $696.28k

Mr. Ruben Mella
Sr. Director of Investor Relations

Mr. Yevgeny Fundler (Age 53)
Chief Legal Officer & Corp. Sec.

Mr. Bruce Tyler Bennett (Age 52)
Pres of Ingredients Bus. Segment

Ms. Kimberly Hurst
Chief Transformation Officer

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Insiders & Institutions

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BHIL Stock - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Benson Hill stock right now?: 4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Benson Hill in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" BHIL shares.
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What is Benson Hill's stock price forecast for 2023?: 4 Wall Street research analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Benson Hill's stock. Their BHIL share price forecasts range from $3.00 to $5.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $3.94 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 1,079.6% from the stock's current price.
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How have BHIL shares performed in 2023?: Benson Hill's stock was trading at $2.55 at the start of the year. Since then, BHIL shares have decreased by 86.9% and is now trading at $0.3338.
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Are investors shorting Benson Hill?: Benson Hill saw a drop in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,490,000 shares, a drop of 22.1% from the August 31st total of 4,480,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 516,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 6.8 days. Currently, 3.0% of the shares of the company are short sold.
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When is Benson Hill's next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November 9th 2023.
View our BHIL earnings forecast.
How were Benson Hill's earnings last quarter?: Benson Hill, Inc. (NYSE:BHIL) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 9th. The company reported ($0.15) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.18) by $0.03. The business had revenue of $109.04 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $100.68 million. Benson Hill had a negative net margin of 30.37% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 48.63%.

What ETFs hold Benson Hill's stock?: ETFs with the largest weight of Benson Hill (NYSE:BHIL) stock in their portfolio include Subversive Food Security ETF (KCAL) and VanEck Future of Food ETF (YUMY).Global X AgTech & Food Innovation ETF (KROP).
What guidance has Benson Hill issued on next quarter's earnings?: Benson Hill updated its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Thursday, August, 10th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $390.00 million-$430.00 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $428.02 million.
What is Benson Hill's stock symbol?: Benson Hill trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "BHIL."
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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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What is Benson Hill's stock price today?: One share of BHIL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $0.33.
How much money does Benson Hill make?: Benson Hill (NYSE:BHIL) has a market capitalization of $69.42 million and generates $381.23 million in revenue each year. The company earns $-127,900,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($0.77) on an earnings per share basis.
How many employees does Benson Hill have?: The company employs 440 workers across the globe.
How can I contact Benson Hill?: Benson Hill's mailing address is 1603 Orrington Avenue 13th Floor, Evanston IL, 60201. The official website for the company is www.stpc.starpeakcorp.com. The company can be reached via phone at 314-222-8218 or via email at rmella@bensonhill.com.

This page (NYSE:BHIL) was last updated on 10/2/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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