There Is A Quest For Clarity Surrounding Healthequity Inc (NASDAQ: HQY) Volatility

After Hours

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. The stock was recently discussed on Yahoo Finance as it revealed that HealthEquity Recognized by Glassdoor as a Top U.S. Workplace for 2024.

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Stocks Info

This NASDAQ-listed company operates within the Health Information Services industry segment, falling under the Healthcare sector. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $73.16 and fluctuated between $75.29 as its day high and $72.92 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Healthequity Inc is $6.28B. A total of 0.81 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 777.52K shares.

Insider Activity

Insider trades can also provide insight into a stock’s future direction. During the recent three months, HQY has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 25 BUYs and 48 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 261,688 shares during that period but sold 199,437.

In the most recent transaction, Ladd Delano sold 2,586 shares of HQY for 70.00 per share on Jan 08. After the transaction, the EVP, GC & CORPORATE SECRETARY now owns 52,495 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 19, Sacks Ian sold 45,000 shares at 63.50 per share. HQY shares that FORMER DIRECTOR owns now total 109,630.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Rosner Elimelech disposed of 2,017 shares on Dec 11 at a per-share price of $70.09. This resulted in the EVP, CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER holding 62,898 shares of HQY after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Neeleman Stephen sold 70,000 shares at $68.57 per share on Dec 08. Company shares held by the FOUNDER AND VICE CHAIRMAN now total 72,887.

Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for HQY in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $87.73 with high estimates of $110.00 and low estimates of $77.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, HQY has a high of $76.62 and a low of $48.86.

As of this writing, HQY has an earnings estimate of $0.52 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 11 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.6 per share and a lower estimate of $0.49. The company reported an EPS of $0.53 in the last quarter, which was 10.40% higher than expectations of $0.48.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. HQY’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $225.41M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2022. There were $1.01B in debt and $153.19M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $23.17, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.85B.

Analysts Opinion

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for HQY is Buy with a score of 4.85.

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