Honest Q2 EPS Forecast Increased by Telsey Advisory Group

The Honest Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:HNST) – Investment analysts at Telsey Advisory Group upped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Honest in a research note issued on Thursday, May 8th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.00 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of ($0.01). Telsey Advisory Group currently has a “Market Perform” rating and a $7.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Honest’s current full-year earnings is ($0.07) per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Honest’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.04 EPS.

Honest Trading Up 1.2%

Shares of NASDAQ:HNST opened at $5.13 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $565.52 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -128.25 and a beta of 2.43. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $4.73 and a 200-day moving average price of $5.77. Honest has a 12 month low of $2.40 and a 12 month high of $8.97.

Honest (NASDAQ:HNST) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.03 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.02 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $97.25 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $92.46 million. Honest had a negative net margin of 1.13% and a negative return on equity of 3.26%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in HNST. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Honest in the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Summit Securities Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Honest by 6,101.8% in the first quarter. Summit Securities Group LLC now owns 6,822 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 6,712 shares in the last quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System bought a new position in shares of Honest in the fourth quarter worth approximately $52,000. Aigen Investment Management LP bought a new position in shares of Honest in the first quarter worth approximately $64,000. Finally, Bailard Inc. bought a new position in shares of Honest in the first quarter worth approximately $78,000. Institutional investors own 45.54% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Honest news, insider Stephen Winchell sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $4.98, for a total value of $99,600.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 431,844 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,150,583.12. This represents a 4.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Jonathan Mayle sold 37,481 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $4.87, for a total transaction of $182,532.47. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 307,740 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,498,693.80. This trade represents a 10.86% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 8.60% of the company’s stock.

About Honest

The Honest Company, Inc manufactures and sells diapers and wipes, skin and personal care, and household and wellness products. The company also offers baby clothing and nursery bedding products. It sells its products through digital and retail sales channels, such as its website and third-party ecommerce sites, as well as brick and mortar retailers.