HFF (HF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

HFF, Inc. provides commercial real estate and capital market services to the consumers and providers of capital in the commercial real estate industry in the United States. The company offers debt placement services, such as construction and construction/mini-permanent loans, adjustable and fixed rate mortgages, bridge loans, entity level and mezzanine debts, forward delivery loans, and tax exempt and sale/leaseback financing to the owners of various properties comprising office, retail, industrial, hotel, multi-housing, student housing, self-storage, nursing homes, condominiums and condominium conversions, mixed-use properties, and land, as well as senior, independent, and assisted living facilities. It also provides investment advisory services to commercial real estate owners; and equity placement, as well as assists clients in the sale of their commercial real estate debt note portfolios. In addition, the company offers private equity, investment banking, and advisory services, including equity capital to establish joint ventures relating to identified properties or properties to be acquired by a fund sponsor; structured finance; institutional marketing and fund-raising services for public and private commercial real estate fund sponsors; advisory services for mergers and acquisitions, sales and divestitures, management buyouts, and recapitalizations and restructurings; and private placements of preferred securities. Further, it provides loan sales and commercial loan servicing to life insurance companies. The company was founded in 1982 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $23.10 to $23.18
• 50-Day Range: $44.86 to $45.90
• 52-Week Range: $31.38 to $49.25
• Volume: 3,146 shs
• Average Volume: 1.17 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $919.77 million
• P/E Ratio: 8.02
• Dividend Yield: 2.40%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

HFF Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

HFF scored higher than 7% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 933rd out of 942 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for HFF.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -7.59%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for HFF are expected to decrease by -7.59% in the coming year, from $3.03 to $2.80 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of HFF is 8.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 133.70.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of HFF is 8.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 48.75.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

HFF has a P/B Ratio of 2.58. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.03% of the outstanding shares of HFF have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

HFF has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 15.4, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in HFF has recently increased by 434.62%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

HFF pays a meaningful dividend of 2.40%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

HFF does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.03% of the outstanding shares of HFF have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

HFF has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 15.4, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in HFF has recently increased by 434.62%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.00

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for HFF this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for HF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, HFF insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 4.90% of the stock of HFF is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

85.83% of the stock of HFF is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

HF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How were HFF's earnings last quarter?

HFF, Inc. (NYSE:HF) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October, 30th. The financial services provider reported $0.73 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.63 by $0.10. The financial services provider had revenue of $161.39 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $154.60 million. HFF had a net margin of 18.38% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 41.56%.

What other stocks do shareholders of HFF own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that HFF investors own include Xtrackers California Municipal Bond ETF (CA), BlackRock (BLK), Marcus & Millichap (MMI), Endologix (ELGX), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW) and Accenture (ACN).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/30/2018
• Today: 10/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Real Property Lessors
• Sub-Industry: Diversified Capital Markets
• Current Symbol: NYSE:HF
• CUSIP: 40418F10
• CIK: 1380509
• Web: www.hfflp.com
• Phone: 214-265-0880
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,074
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.88
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.02
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.62
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $115.99 million
• Net Margins: 18.38%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 41.56%
• Return on Assets: 12.58%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.19
• Quick Ratio: 1.19

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $662.04 million
• Price / Sales: 1.39
• Cash Flow: $1.81 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.75
• Book Value: $8.96 per share
• Price / Book: 2.58

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 39,820,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $919.77 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.59