What to know about Harmonic, Inc. (HLIT)’s sales and margins

Harmonic, Inc. [HLIT] stock prices are down -4.00% to $13.92 at the moment. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The HLIT shares have gain 15.61% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 16.49%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

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From an analyst’s perspective:

Harmonic, Inc. [NASDAQ: HLIT] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on August 10, 2023, when Raymond James upgraded its rating to a Strong Buy and also boosted its price target to $16 from $15. Previously, Jefferies upgraded its rating to Buy on January 09, 2023, and elevated its price target to $19. On May 24, 2022, Rosenblatt initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $15 on the stock. Barclays upgraded its rating to a Overweight but stick to its price target of $11 on April 21, 2022. Needham initiated its recommendation with a Buy and recommended $9.50 as its price target on June 22, 2021. JP Morgan downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on June 01, 2020, but kept the price target unchanged to $6. In a note dated May 22, 2020, Barclays initiated an Equal Weight rating and provided a target price of $6 on this stock.

The stock price of Harmonic, Inc. [HLIT] has been fluctuating between $8.80 and $15.31 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $17 within the next 12 months. Harmonic, Inc. [NASDAQ: HLIT] shares were valued at $13.92 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 22.13% based on the average HLIT price forecast.

Analyzing the HLIT fundamentals

The Harmonic, Inc. [NASDAQ:HLIT] reported sales of 555.10M for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -11.04%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.49% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.0%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.05%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.1%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.08, Equity is 0.14 and Total Capital is -0.0. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.34.

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 13.68 points at the first support level, and at 13.44 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 14.27, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 14.62.

Ratios To Look Out For

It’s worth pointing out that Harmonic, Inc. [NASDAQ:HLIT]’s Current Ratio is 1.87. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.32, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.32. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.92, the price to book ratio is 4.11 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 28.65.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved HARSHMAN PATRICK, Officer, that happened on Jul 31 ’24 when 0.2 million shares were purchased. Officer, Graham Ian completed a deal on Jul 31 ’24 to buy 60122.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Haltmayer Neven bought 40000.0 shares on Jul 31 ’24.

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