What is Northland Capmk’s Forecast for Honest Q1 Earnings?

The Honest Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:HNST) – Research analysts at Northland Capmk dropped their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Honest in a research report issued on Thursday, November 6th. Northland Capmk analyst O. Rickert now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.01 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.03. The consensus estimate for Honest’s current full-year earnings is ($0.07) per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Honest’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.01 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.01 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.04 EPS.

Honest (NASDAQ:HNST) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $0.01 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.01) by $0.02. Honest had a net margin of 1.85% and a return on equity of 3.92%. The business had revenue of $92.57 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $99.43 million. Honest has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

Several other research firms also recently commented on HNST. Lake Street Capital downgraded Honest from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $3.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Thursday. B. Riley reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Honest in a research report on Thursday. Zacks Research raised shares of Honest from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 6th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Honest from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 25th. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on shares of Honest from $5.50 to $4.25 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $5.96.

Honest Stock Up 10.9%

Shares of NASDAQ:HNST traded up $0.26 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $2.59. The company had a trading volume of 4,407,095 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,157,827. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $3.73 and its 200 day moving average price is $4.34. The stock has a market cap of $287.63 million, a PE ratio of 43.08 and a beta of 2.28. Honest has a 1-year low of $2.31 and a 1-year high of $8.97.

Institutional Trading of Honest

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Summit Securities Group LLC increased its holdings in Honest by 6,101.8% in the 1st quarter. Summit Securities Group LLC now owns 6,822 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 6,712 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC acquired a new position in shares of Honest in the second quarter valued at approximately $52,000. DRW Securities LLC bought a new position in Honest in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $58,000. State of Wyoming acquired a new stake in Honest during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $61,000. Finally, Ethos Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in Honest during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $62,000. Institutional investors own 45.54% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Honest

In other news, General Counsel Brendan Sheehey sold 12,059 shares of Honest stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $3.65, for a total transaction of $44,015.35. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel owned 568,588 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,075,346.20. This trade represents a 2.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Stephen Winchell sold 10,841 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $3.65, for a total transaction of $39,569.65. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 410,257 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,497,438.05. This represents a 2.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 131,890 shares of company stock valued at $481,399 in the last ninety days. 8.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.