Lake Street Capital Has Lowered Expectations for Heritage Global (NASDAQ:HGBL) Stock Price

Heritage Global (NASDAQ:HGBLGet Free Report) had its target price cut by research analysts at Lake Street Capital from $5.00 to $4.00 in a report issued on Friday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Lake Street Capital’s price objective suggests a potential upside of 69.49% from the company’s current price.

Heritage Global Trading Up 12.9 %

Heritage Global stock opened at $2.36 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $2.11 and a 200 day moving average of $1.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $88.12 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.43 and a beta of 1.22. Heritage Global has a 12-month low of $1.52 and a 12-month high of $2.90.

Heritage Global (NASDAQ:HGBLGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 13th. The company reported ($0.01) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.05 by ($0.06). Heritage Global had a net margin of 20.60% and a return on equity of 16.05%. The company had revenue of $10.77 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.30 million.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Heritage Global in the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Heritage Global during the third quarter worth $25,000. Two Sigma Securities LLC bought a new stake in shares of Heritage Global during the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Janus Henderson Group PLC lifted its position in shares of Heritage Global by 53.2% during the third quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 28,982 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 10,068 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Heritage Global by 2.4% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 335,402 shares of the company’s stock valued at $570,000 after buying an additional 7,842 shares during the period. 33.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Heritage Global

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Heritage Global Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an asset services company with focus on financial and industrial asset transactions. The company operates in three segments: Auction and Liquidation, Refurbishment & Resale, and Brokerage. It provides a suite of market making, acquisitions, refurbishment, dispositions, valuations, and secured lending services.

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