Herbalife (NYSE:HLF) Director Lynda Cloud Acquires 17,000 Shares

Herbalife Ltd (NYSE:HLF) Director Lynda Cloud purchased 17,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 18th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $8.97 per share, for a total transaction of $152,490.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 38,857 shares in the company, valued at $348,547.29. The trade was a 77.78% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.

Herbalife Price Performance

HLF traded up $1.00 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $10.64. 1,098,406 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,972,408. Herbalife Ltd has a fifty-two week low of $5.04 and a fifty-two week high of $10.83. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $8.79 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $8.72. The company has a market cap of $1.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.36, a PEG ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 0.87.

Herbalife (NYSE:HLF) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.46 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $1.27 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.27 billion. Herbalife had a net margin of 6.59% and a negative return on equity of 27.36%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.57 EPS. Herbalife has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Herbalife Ltd will post 1.57 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have commented on the company. Wall Street Zen lowered Herbalife from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 15th. Mizuho raised their price target on shares of Herbalife from $8.00 to $9.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Herbalife in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $11.33.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Herbalife

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Herbalife by 10.9% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 12,495,374 shares of the company’s stock worth $107,835,000 after acquiring an additional 1,223,957 shares during the period. Fund 1 Investments LLC acquired a new position in Herbalife during the second quarter worth about $8,491,000. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC grew its stake in Herbalife by 6,837.9% during the 1st quarter. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC now owns 889,400 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,676,000 after acquiring an additional 902,600 shares in the last quarter. Tenzing Global Management LLC purchased a new position in Herbalife in the 1st quarter worth approximately $6,904,000. Finally, Manatuck Hill Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Herbalife by 122.2% in the third quarter. Manatuck Hill Partners LLC now owns 1,000,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,440,000 after purchasing an additional 550,000 shares in the last quarter.

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.