Sophie L'helias Buys 800 Shares of Herbalife (NYSE:HLF) Stock

Herbalife Ltd (NYSE:HLF - Get Free Report) Director Sophie L'helias purchased 800 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, December 1st. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $12.70 per share, for a total transaction of $10,160.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 66,803 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $848,398.10. This trade represents a 1.21% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link.

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Sophie L'helias also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, November 26th, Sophie L'helias purchased 400 shares of Herbalife stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $13.22 per share, for a total transaction of $5,288.00.

Herbalife Stock Performance

Shares of Herbalife stock traded down $0.16 on Monday, hitting $12.57. 1,969,915 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,016,332. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $9.25 and a 200 day simple moving average of $9.03. Herbalife Ltd has a 52 week low of $5.04 and a 52 week high of $13.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 3.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 0.87.

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Herbalife (NYSE:HLF - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.46 by $0.04. Herbalife had a net margin of 6.59% and a negative return on equity of 27.36%. The company had revenue of $1.27 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.27 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.57 EPS. Herbalife's revenue for the quarter was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Herbalife has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. Research analysts expect that Herbalife Ltd will post 1.57 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently commented on HLF. Argus set a $15.00 price target on Herbalife in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Herbalife in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Herbalife from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Mizuho boosted their target price on shares of Herbalife from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Herbalife has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $12.75.

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Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. FNY Investment Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Herbalife in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Herbalife during the third quarter worth $35,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd increased its holdings in Herbalife by 4,406.4% in the first quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 4,912 shares of the company's stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 4,803 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in Herbalife by 115.6% in the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 7,024 shares of the company's stock valued at $59,000 after buying an additional 3,766 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new stake in Herbalife in the third quarter valued at $65,000.

Herbalife Company Profile

Herbalife Ltd. provides health and wellness products in North America, Mexico, South and Central America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, China, and the Asia Pacific. It offers products in the areas of weight management; targeted nutrition; energy, sports, and fitness; outer nutrition; and literature and promotional items.

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