Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc (NASDAQ: HSII) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 2.32% compared to its previous closing price of $47.42. However, the company has seen a gain of 10.12% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2025-05-21 that CHICAGO, May 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSII) (“Heidrick & Struggles”, “Heidrick” or the “Company”), a premier provider of global leadership advisory and on-demand talent solutions, today announced that Chief Executive Officer Tom Monahan and Chief Financial Officer Nirupam Sinha will participate in a fireside chat at the Baird Global Consumer, Technology & Services Conference on Tuesday, June 3rd at 2 PM Eastern Time. Management will also host investor meetings throughout the day.
Is It Worth Investing in Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc (NASDAQ: HSII) Right Now?
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc (NASDAQ: HSII) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 142.20x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for HSII is at 1.05. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy”, 1 rating it as “overweight”, 1 as “hold”, and 0 as “sell”.
The public float for HSII is 19.81M, and currently, shorts hold a 1.93% of that float. The average trading volume for HSII on July 04, 2025 was 136.17K shares.
HSII’s Market Performance
HSII stock saw an increase of 10.12% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 11.44% and a quarterly increase of 11.23%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.81%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.13% for Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc (HSII). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 9.24% for HSII’s stock, with a 13.48% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of HSII
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HSII stocks, with Barrington Research repeating the rating for HSII by listing it as a “Outperform”. The predicted price for HSII in the upcoming period, according to Barrington Research is $42 based on the research report published on February 24, 2021 of the previous year 2021.
Credit Suisse gave a rating of “Neutral” to HSII, setting the target price at $40 in the report published on August 10th of the previous year.
HSII Trading at 13.36% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HSII to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -1.02% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.13%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.81%, as shares surge +11.00% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +27.58% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HSII rose by +10.12%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +29.39% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $44.42. In addition, Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc saw 54.08% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at HSII starting from Payne Sarah, who sold 12,000 shares at the price of $42.70 back on Mar 14 ’25. After this action, Payne Sarah now owns 20,384 shares of Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc, valued at $512,411 using the latest closing price.
SARAH K PAYNE, the Former Officer of Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc, proposed sale 9,953 shares at $40.28 during a trade that took place back on May 07 ’25, which means that SARAH K PAYNE is holding N/A shares at $400,864 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HSII
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.03% for the present operating margin
- 0.24% for the gross margin
The net margin for Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc stands at 0.01%. The total capital return value is set at 0.05%. Equity return is now at value 1.71%, with 0.80% for asset returns.
Based on Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc (HSII), the company’s capital structure generated 0.18 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.22.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 92.8 million with net debt to EBITDA at -1.27. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.78. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.23for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.11. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.70.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc (HSII) has had a better performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
