B. Riley Estimates Honest’s Q1 Earnings (NASDAQ:HNST)

The Honest Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:HNST) – Stock analysts at B. Riley issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Honest in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, February 27th. B. Riley analyst A. Glaessgen anticipates that the company will earn $0.02 per share for the quarter. B. Riley currently has a “Buy” rating and a $7.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Honest’s current full-year earnings is ($0.07) per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Honest’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.07 EPS and Q3 2025 earnings at $0.07 EPS.

Honest (NASDAQ:HNST) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The company reported ($0.01) earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.02) by $0.01. Honest had a negative return on equity of 3.26% and a negative net margin of 1.13%. The firm had revenue of $99.84 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $96.46 million.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on HNST. Telsey Advisory Group restated a “market perform” rating and issued a $7.00 price target on shares of Honest in a report on Thursday. Alliance Global Partners upped their price target on Honest from $5.75 to $8.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. Northland Securities raised their price objective on Honest from $7.50 to $9.50 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, Loop Capital lowered Honest from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $7.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Honest presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $6.93.

Honest Stock Down 11.8 %

Shares of HNST stock opened at $5.01 on Friday. Honest has a 52 week low of $2.40 and a 52 week high of $8.97. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $6.30 and a 200-day moving average of $5.44. The company has a market cap of $505.81 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -125.25 and a beta of 2.43.

Insider Activity at Honest

In other news, Director Jessica Warren sold 465,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $7.55, for a total value of $3,510,750.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 1,170,058 shares in the company, valued at $8,833,937.90. This represents a 28.44 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 8.60% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in HNST. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in Honest in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Zacks Investment Management purchased a new stake in shares of Honest during the third quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Creative Planning bought a new stake in Honest during the third quarter worth $39,000. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in Honest in the third quarter worth $40,000. Finally, New York State Teachers Retirement System bought a new position in Honest in the 4th quarter valued at $52,000. 45.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Honest

The Honest Company, Inc manufactures and sells diapers and wipes, skin and personal care, and household and wellness products. The company also offers baby clothing and nursery bedding products. It sells its products through digital and retail sales channels, such as its website and third-party ecommerce sites, as well as brick and mortar retailers.