Insider Selling: Howard Hughes (NYSE:HHH) Director Sells 13,495 Shares

Key Points

  • Howard Hughes director Mary Ann Tighe sold 13,495 shares at an average price of $67.25, for total proceeds of approximately $907,539.
  • Shares opened at $67.75, up 1.5%, while the company reported quarterly EPS of $2.68—beating estimates by $2.19—and revenue of $1.12 billion, up 330.2% year over year.
  • Institutional investors own 93.83% of the stock, but analyst sentiment remains cautious, with a consensus “Reduce” rating and an average price target of $79.

Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HHH - Get Free Report) Director Mary Ann Tighe sold 13,495 shares of Howard Hughes stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.25, for a total transaction of $907,538.75. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Howard Hughes Trading Up 1.5%

HHH opened at $67.75 on Friday. Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. has a 12-month low of $61.01 and a 12-month high of $91.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.97, a current ratio of 1.58 and a quick ratio of 1.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.04 billion, a PE ratio of 13.71 and a beta of 1.14. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $68.57 and its 200 day moving average price is $68.58.

Howard Hughes (NYSE:HHH - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $2.68 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.49 by $2.19. The company had revenue of $1.12 billion during the quarter. Howard Hughes had a net margin of 12.31% and a return on equity of 9.91%. Howard Hughes's revenue was up 330.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned ($0.22) earnings per share. As a group, research analysts expect that Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. will post 2.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows




A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Howard Hughes by 8.0% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,822,522 shares of the company's stock valued at $178,549,000 after buying an additional 208,617 shares during the period. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Howard Hughes during the 2nd quarter valued at about $115,766,000. Donald Smith & CO. Inc. acquired a new stake in Howard Hughes during the second quarter worth about $71,691,000. Crcm LP raised its stake in Howard Hughes by 9.3% during the fourth quarter. Crcm LP now owns 612,839 shares of the company's stock worth $48,886,000 after acquiring an additional 52,126 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new position in Howard Hughes in the fourth quarter worth about $31,957,000. 93.83% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

HHH has been the subject of a number of research reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded Howard Hughes from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. Weiss Ratings raised Howard Hughes from a "sell (d)" rating to a "hold (c-)" rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Howard Hughes from $76.00 to $79.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded Howard Hughes from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Reduce" and an average price target of $79.00.

Read Our Latest Report on HHH

About Howard Hughes

(Get Free Report)

Howard Hughes Holdings Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a real estate development company in the United States. It operates in four segments: Operating Assets; Master Planned Communities (MPCs); Seaport; and Strategic Developments. The Operating Assets segment consists of developed or acquired retail, office, and multi-family properties along with other retail investments. Its MPCs segment develops, sells, and leases residential and commercial land designated for long-term community development projects in and around Las Vegas, Nevada; Houston, Texas; and Phoenix, Arizona.

Featured Articles

This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from InsiderTrades.com in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate reporting. Please send any questions or comments about this story to [email protected].

Insider Buying or Selling at Howard Hughes?
Sign-up to receive InsiderTrades.com's daily insider buying and selling report for Howard Hughes and related companies.
From Our Partners
Free Insider Buying and Selling Newsletter
Enter your email address below to receive InsiderTrades.com's daily insider buying and selling report.
From Our Partners

Most Read This Month

Recent Articles