Telsey Advisory Group Estimates Honest FY2025 Earnings

The Honest Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:HNST) – Research analysts at Telsey Advisory Group issued their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Honest in a research note issued on Thursday, February 27th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.02 for the year. Telsey Advisory Group has a “Market Perform” rating and a $7.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Honest’s current full-year earnings is ($0.07) per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Honest’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.02 EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Alliance Global Partners raised their target price on Honest from $5.75 to $8.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. B. Riley raised their target price on Honest from $6.50 to $7.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Northland Securities raised their target price on Honest from $7.50 to $9.50 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, Loop Capital downgraded 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 equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $6.93.

Honest Trading Up 1.0 %

Shares of HNST opened at $5.16 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $561.98 million, a P/E ratio of -129.00 and a beta of 2.43. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $6.20 and its two-hundred day moving average is $5.48. Honest has a 12 month low of $2.40 and a 12 month high of $8.97.

Honest (NASDAQ:HNST) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 26th. The company reported ($0.01) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 company had revenue of $99.84 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $96.46 million.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Jessica Warren sold 465,000 shares of Honest stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $7.55, for a total transaction of $3,510,750.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 1,170,058 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,833,937.90. This trade represents a 28.44 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 8.60% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Honest

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HNST. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. lifted its position in Honest by 589.7% during the fourth quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. now owns 2,397,636 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,616,000 after buying an additional 2,049,981 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in Honest by 869.9% during the fourth quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,546,391 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,716,000 after acquiring an additional 1,386,961 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Honest by 25.7% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,147,369 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,671,000 after acquiring an additional 1,052,305 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Honest by 103.5% during the fourth quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC now owns 2,046,868 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,185,000 after acquiring an additional 1,041,040 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. increased its stake in Honest by 1,504.9% during the third quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 851,436 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,040,000 after acquiring an additional 798,384 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 45.54% of the company’s stock.

Honest Company Profile

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.