How to buy Hurco Companies stock | $33.53

Hurco Companies Inc is a specialty industrial machinery business based in the US. Hurco Companies shares (HURC) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Hurco Companies employs 710 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

Hurco Companies stock price (NASDAQ: HURC)

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Hurco Companies shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-10-16.

Latest market close	$33.53
52-week range	$27.78 - $38.33
50-day moving average	$32.62
200-day moving average	$33.96
Wall St. target price	$38.00
PE ratio	210.4459
Dividend yield	$0.54 (1.63%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$0.16

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Is it a good time to buy Hurco Companies stock?

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Hurco Companies price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $33.53 from 2021-10-19

1 week (2021-10-13)	1.64%
1 month (2021-09-20)	10.26%
3 months (2021-07-20)	-2.81%
6 months (2021-04-20)	-1.58%

1 year (2020-10-20)	8.02%
2 years (2019-10-18)	4.23%
3 years (2018-10-19)	41.75
5 years (2016-10-20)	23.73%

Is Hurco Companies under- or over-valued?

Valuing Hurco Companies stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Hurco Companies's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Hurco Companies's P/E ratio

Hurco Companies's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 210x. In other words, Hurco Companies shares trade at around 210x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

Hurco Companies's EBITDA

Hurco Companies's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $10.5 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Hurco Companies's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Hurco Companies financials

Revenue TTM	$210.7 million
Operating margin TTM	3.66%
Gross profit TTM	$36.5 million
Return on assets TTM	1.56%
Return on equity TTM	0.46%
Profit margin	0.51%
Book value	$35.89
Market capitalisation	$218.1 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Hurco Companies shares

There are currently 21,257 Hurco Companies shares held short by investors – that's known as Hurco Companies's "short interest". This figure is 30.6% down from 30,628 last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Hurco Companies shares can be evaluated.

Hurco Companies's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Hurco Companies's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Hurco Companies shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Hurco Companies shares traded daily (recently around 23884.269662921). Hurco Companies's SIR currently stands at 0.89. In other words for every 100,000 Hurco Companies shares traded daily on the market, roughly 890 shares are currently held short.

However Hurco Companies's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Hurco Companies shares, or, against the total number of tradable Hurco Companies shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Hurco Companies's short interest could be expressed as 0% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Hurco Companies shares in existence, roughly 0 shares are currently held short) or 0.0038% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Hurco Companies shares, roughly 4 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Hurco Companies.

Find out more about how you can short Hurco Companies stock.

Hurco Companies share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 59.52% of net profits

Recently Hurco Companies has paid out, on average, around 59.52% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 1.69% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Hurco Companies shareholders could enjoy a 1.69% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Hurco Companies's case, that would currently equate to about $0.54 per share.

Hurco Companies's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Hurco Companies's most recent dividend payout was on 10 October 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 23 September 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").

Hurco Companies share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Hurco Companies's shares have ranged in value from as little as $27.78 up to $38.3345. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Hurco Companies's is 0.5651. This would suggest that Hurco Companies's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Hurco Companies overview

Hurco Companies, Inc. , an industrial technology company, designs, manufactures, and sells computerized machine tools to companies in the metal cutting industry worldwide. The company's principal products include general-purpose computerized machine tools, including vertical machining centers and turning centers. It also provides computer control systems and related software for press brake applications. In addition, the company offers machine tool components, automation integration equipment, and solutions for job shops; and software options, control upgrades, and accessories and replacement parts for its products, as well as customer service, training, and applications support services. It serves independent job shops and specialized short-run production applications within large manufacturing operations, as well as precision tool, die, and mold manufacturers in aerospace, defense, medical equipment, energy, automotive/transportation, electronics, and computer industries. The company sells its products under the Hurco, Milltronics, and Takumi brands through independent agents and distributors, as well as through its direct sales and service organizations.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Hurco Companies is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 5.149% of Hurco Companies shares are held by insiders and 77.188% by institutions. How many people work for Hurco Companies?
Latest data suggests 710 work at Hurco Companies. When does the fiscal year end for Hurco Companies?
Hurco Companies's fiscal year ends in October. Where is Hurco Companies based?
Hurco Companies's address is: One Technology Way, Indianapolis, IN, United States, 46268 What is Hurco Companies's ISIN number?
Hurco Companies's international securities identification number is: US4473241044 What is Hurco Companies's CUSIP number?
Hurco Companies's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 447324104