Harte Hanks Inc (HHS)
NASDAQIndustrialsSpecialty Business ServicesSnapshot 2026-09-14
$4.30+2.38%
Close 2026-09-14 · 1-day change
NASDAQIndustrialsSpecialty Business ServicesSnapshot 2026-09-14
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Industrial Conglomerates is in recovery. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar broken — Return to profitability: TTM net margin -3.7% vs positive target; TTM OCF -$0.6M vs positive target.
View ThesisRevenue is contracting — down about 12% over the past year.
View GrowthManagement screens weak on capital allocation, earnings delivery.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is highly volatile — it swings about 2% on a typical day and fell roughly 49% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskHHS's growth depends on deepening customer relationships through its acquisition by Star Equity. Revenue growth is crucial to justify the current valuation. The last quarter showed weak performance, with a significant miss probability of 79%. HHS trades at 0.2× price-to-sales, while the peer median is 1.6×. This indicates that the price reflects less growth than expected. The primary risk is the company's return to profitability, as it has a trailing net margin of -3.7%. Peer multiples imply a price about 88% above where it trades. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-14. HHS is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
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A consensus fair price across 1 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-14. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Industrial Conglomerates — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Our valuation methods disagree too much on this name right now. Rather than print a number we don't believe, we're holding it back until they converge.
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Advances: Deepen customer relationships for growth
Acquisition enhances growth potential and customer relationships.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-14. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Below average on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
TTM earnings are negative. P/E-based methods drop out and the estimate leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods. A data condition, not a forward call.
Confirmed acquisition aligns with growth strategy.
