Recent Performance of H&E Equipment Services Inc (HEES) Stock: A Closer Look

A share price of H&E Equipment Services Inc [HEES] is currently trading at $88.12, down -0.71%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The HEES shares have gain 100.59% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 60.13%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

H&E Equipment Services Inc [NASDAQ: HEES] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 17, 2025, when UBS downgraded its rating to a Neutral and also boosted its price target to $92 from $60. On June 28, 2024, Raymond James initiated with a Mkt Perform rating. B. Riley Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $53 on December 13, 2022. Wells Fargo initiated its recommendation with a Overweight and recommended $55 as its price target on March 11, 2022. UBS upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on March 08, 2022, and upped its price target to $48. In a note dated November 20, 2020, BofA Securities upgraded an Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $35.

H&E Equipment Services Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $40.92 and $90.66. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $58 within the next 12 months. H&E Equipment Services Inc [NASDAQ: HEES] shares were valued at $88.12 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -34.18% based on the average HEES price forecast.

Analyzing the HEES fundamentals

Trailing Twelve Months sales for H&E Equipment Services Inc [NASDAQ:HEES] were 1.52B which represents -3.95% decline. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.44% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.17%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.13%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.09%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.25 and Total Capital is 0.09. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 2.95.

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 87.69 points at the first support level, and at 87.25 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 88.91, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 89.69.

Ratios To Look Out For

To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for H&E Equipment Services Inc [NASDAQ:HEES] is 1.56. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.45, while the Cash Ratio is 0.06. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.12, the price to book ratio is 5.40 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 22.34.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Barber Bradley W, CEO, that happened on Mar 26 ’24 when 12425.0 shares were sold. CEO, Barber Bradley W completed a deal on Mar 22 ’24 to sell 11483.0 shares. Meanwhile, CEO Barber Bradley W sold 1092.0 shares on Mar 25 ’24.

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