Noble Financial Increases Earnings Estimates for Star Equity

Star Equity Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:STRR) – Noble Financial upped their Q4 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Star Equity in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 13th. Noble Financial analyst J. Gomes now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.28 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.19. Noble Financial currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Star Equity’s current full-year earnings is $0.91 per share.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on the company. Litchfield Hills Research boosted their price target on Star Equity from $21.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 23rd. Weiss Ratings raised Star Equity from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Star Equity from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Star Equity currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $16.50.

Star Equity Trading Down 2.7%

Shares of STRR stock opened at $9.51 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $9.71 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $10.19. The company has a market cap of $35.28 million, a PE ratio of -3.62 and a beta of 0.43. Star Equity has a fifty-two week low of $8.26 and a fifty-two week high of $11.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 1.86 and a current ratio of 2.10.

Star Equity (NASDAQ:STRR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 11th. The company reported ($0.99) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.05 by ($1.04). Star Equity had a negative net margin of 4.18% and a negative return on equity of 4.09%. The firm had revenue of $50.06 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $52.57 million.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Star Equity news, CEO Jeffrey E. Eberwein sold 7,722 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.95, for a total transaction of $76,833.90. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 764,217 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,603,959.15. The trade was a 1.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In the last quarter, insiders have purchased 4,227 shares of company stock valued at $42,248 and have sold 23,000 shares valued at $229,020. 33.51% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of STRR. Geode Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Star Equity during the 4th quarter valued at $352,000. Heartland Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Star Equity in the 4th quarter worth about $140,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP bought a new position in Star Equity in the fourth quarter valued at about $629,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC bought a new position in Star Equity in the fourth quarter valued at about $886,000. Finally, DRW Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Star Equity during the fourth quarter valued at about $268,000. 3.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Star Equity Company Profile

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.