A share price of Heartland Financial USA, Inc. [HTLF] is currently trading at $54.52, up 2.29%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The HTLF shares have gain 5.27% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 24.25%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Heartland Financial USA, Inc. [NASDAQ: HTLF] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on May 31, 2024, when Keefe Bruyette upgraded its rating to a Outperform but kept the price target unchanged to $54 for it. Previously, Raymond James upgraded its rating to Strong Buy on February 29, 2024, and kept the price target unchanged to $41. On December 13, 2022, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Mkt Perform but maintained its price target of $54 on the stock. DA Davidson downgraded its rating to a Neutral and decreased its price target to $48 on October 06, 2022. Stephens upgraded its rating to a Overweight and raised its price target to $60 on October 26, 2021. Keefe Bruyette upgraded its rating to Outperform for this stock on September 07, 2021, but kept the price target unchanged to $60. In a note dated December 18, 2020, DA Davidson upgraded an Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $38 to $49.
Heartland Financial USA, Inc. experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $26.44 and $54.00. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $45 within the next 12 months. Heartland Financial USA, Inc. [NASDAQ: HTLF] shares were valued at $54.52 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -17.46% based on the average HTLF price forecast.
Analyzing the HTLF fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Heartland Financial USA, Inc. [NASDAQ:HTLF] were 968.96M which represents 0.74% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 1.0% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.15%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.12%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.1%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.0, Equity is 0.04 and Total Capital is 0.01. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.52.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 53.29 points at the first support level, and at 52.07 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 56.15, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 57.79.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Heartland Financial USA, Inc. [NASDAQ:HTLF] is 0.07. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.41, the price to book ratio is 1.22 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 38.44.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Thompson Kevin L, EVP, Chief Financial Officer, that happened on Jun 30 ’24 when 317.0 shares were purchased. EVP, Head of Retail, Mktg & PB, Nestman Lo B. completed a deal on Jun 30 ’24 to buy 268.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Engel Robert B sold 5928.0 shares on Jun 12 ’24.
