As of Friday close, Haleon plc’s (NYSE:HLN) stock was down -$0.16, moving down -1.93 percent to $8.15. The average number of shares traded per day over the past five days has been 3,728,660 shares. 2 times new highs have been achieved over the past 5 days, with a -$0.12 fall in that time frame. In the last twenty days, the average volume was 4,227,165, while in the previous 50 days, it was 4,137,698.
Since last month, HLN stock retreated -2.51%. Shares of the company fell to $7.83 on 09/06/23, the lowest level in the past month. A 52-week high of $9.05 was reached on 04/20/23 after having rallying from a 52-week low of $5.81. Since the beginning of this year, HLN’s stock price has risen by 1.87% or $0.15, and marked a new high 13 times. However, the stock has declined by -9.94% since its 52-week high.
Valuation Metrics
Right now, Haleon plc (HLN) has a P/E ratio of about 24.70. The stock’s beta is 0.28. Besides these, the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 2.64, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 1.84.
The latest dividend of $0.0460 per share was paid out, which is -20.28% less than last year’s $0.0577. On Wednesday August 2 2023, a $0.0117 dividend decrease was announced.
Financial Health
In the recent quarter, Haleon plc’s quick ratio stood at 0.50, while its current ratio was 0.80, showing that the company is not able to pay off its debt. According to company report, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio for the recent quarter was 0.53, and the total debt-to-equity ratio was 0.60. On the profitability front, the trailing twelve-month gross margin is 60.80% percent. In the recent year, EBITDA margin amounted to 25.05%, whereas operating margins totaled 18.10%. Based on annual data, HLN earned $8.14 billion in gross profit and brought in $13.43 billion in revenue.
Technical Picture
This quick technical analysis looks at Haleon plc’s (HLN) price momentum. With a historical volatility rate of 21.48%, the RSI 9-day stood at 47.11% on 22 September.
With respect to its five-day moving average, the current Haleon plc price is down by -1.45% percent or -$0.12. At present, HLN shares trade -1.33% below its 20-day simple moving average and -7.81% percent below its 100-day simple moving average. However, the stock is currently trading approximately -1.57% below its SMA50 and +13.99% above its SMA200.
Stochastic coefficient K was 76.19% and Stochastic coefficient D was 73.54%, while ATR was 0.15. Given the Stochastic reading of 57.14% for the 14-day period, the RSI (14) reading has been calculated as 47.02%. As of today, the MACD Oscillator reading stands at 0.07, while the 14-day reading stands at 0.14.
