Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company HMHC
Apr 24, 2025, 3:47 PM EDT
52-week range unavailable
- Revenue (ttm)
- 1.05B
- Profit margin
- 20.32%
- Shares out
- 127.69M
- Forward P/E
- 50.07
- Volume
- 9.43M
- Open
- 21.01
- Previous close
- 21.03
- Day's range
- 20.99 – 21.19
- Beta
- 1.14
- Analysts
- Hold
- Price target
- 21.00 (-0.1%)
- Earnings date
- May 5, 2022
2Y +4.15 (+24.59%)
Key statistics
- Enterprise value
- 2.68B
- PEG ratio
- 17.52
- Price / sales
- 2.56
- Price / book
- 8.13
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- Payout ratio
- 0.00%
- Revenue growth
- 26.70%
- Free cash flow
- 330.95M
- Total cash
- 463.13M
- Total debt
- 452.54M
- Return on equity
- 0.98%
- Short % of float
- 4.66%
- 50-day average
- 19.97
- 200-day average
- 15.53
Analyst view
Consensus: hold
- Strong buy2
- Buy0
- Hold4
- Sell0
- Strong sell0
Next earnings
May 5, 2022
Expected May 5, 2022. Consensus EPS estimate -0.39.
Financials — quick view
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2022 | Mar 1, 2022 | 0.00 | — | — | — |
| Feb 24, 2022 | Dec 1, 2021 | 0.00 | — | — | — |
| Nov 4, 2021 | Sep 1, 2021 | 0.00 | — | — | — |
| Aug 5, 2021 | Jun 1, 2021 | 0.00 | — | — | — |
| May 6, 2021 | Mar 1, 2021 | 0.00 | — | — | — |
| Feb 25, 2021 | Dec 1, 2020 | 0.00 | — | — | — |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2022 | Citigroup | main | — | Neutral |
| Feb 25, 2022 | BMO Capital | down | Outperform | Market Perform |
| Jan 11, 2022 | BMO Capital | up | Market Perform | Outperform |
| May 10, 2021 | BMO Capital | main | — | Market Perform |
| Oct 5, 2020 | Citigroup | up | Sell | Neutral |
| Aug 10, 2020 | Stifel | main | — | Hold |
About Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company, a learning technology company, provides curriculum, supplemental, intervention solutions, and professional learning services worldwide. It offers education programs in disciplines including reading, literature, math, science, and social studies; and extensions, such as supplemental and intervention solutions, professional services, professional resources, and educational services for teachers under the Heinemann brand. The company was formerly known as HMH Holdings (Delaware), Inc. and changed its name to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company in October 2013. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company was founded in 1832 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. As of April 6, 2022, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company was taken private.
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Education & Training Services
- Country
- United States
- Website
- hmhco.com
News
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBOTT JOSEPH PATRICK JR | Chief Financial Officer | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security | Mar 8, 2022 | 246,187 |
| BAYERS WILLIAM FREDERICK | General Counsel | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security | Mar 8, 2022 | 115,553 |
| DOLAN MICHAEL J | Officer | Sale | Mar 3, 2022 | 24,639 |
| DUNKIN AMY | Officer | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security | Mar 8, 2022 | 52,743 |
| EVANS MICHAEL EDMUND | Officer | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security | Mar 8, 2022 | 75,486 |
| FIELDS MATTHEW M | Officer | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security | Mar 8, 2022 | 70,782 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Management Group, LLP | 11.05% | 14,119,581 | 227.33M | Dec 30, 2021 |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. | 8.61% | 11,003,124 | 177.15M | Dec 30, 2021 |
| Blackrock Inc. | 6.75% | 8,627,188 | 138.90M | Dec 30, 2021 |
| AllianceBernstein, L.P. | 5.58% | 7,132,285 | 114.83M | Dec 30, 2021 |
| Vanguard Group, Inc. (The) | 5.20% | 6,642,286 | 106.94M | Dec 30, 2021 |
| Bank Of New York Mellon Corporation | 3.81% | 4,863,913 | 78.31M | Dec 30, 2021 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Explorer Fund, Inc. | 5.03% | 6,421,500 | 115.65M | Jan 30, 2022 |
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 2.84% | 3,628,981 | 58.43M | Dec 30, 2021 |
| iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 2.32% | 2,964,530 | 47.73M | Dec 30, 2021 |
| Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund | 1.31% | 1,669,770 | 26.88M | Dec 30, 2021 |
| AB Discovery Value Fund | 1.14% | 1,450,885 | 26.13M | Jan 30, 2022 |
| BNY Mellon Opportunistic Small Cap Fund | 0.90% | 1,147,192 | 17.85M | Nov 29, 2021 |