Analyzing the Reasons Behind the Decline in HIMS Stock

Hims & Hers Health plummeted to $26.92 per share this afternoon, but it remains 8.1% above its mean target price of $24.9. There may still be room for more downwards movement — even after today's -5.5% drop. Analysts are giving the Mid-Cap Medical and Nursing Services stock on average rating of hold, with target prices ranging from $18.0 to $38.0 per share.

The stock has an unusually large proportion of its shares sold short at 22.2%, and a short ratio of 1.73. Since 11.44% of the company's shares are owned by insiders, we can infer that there is a degree of alignment between management and shareholder interests. Finally, we also note that an average number of institutional investors are invested in the stock, with 65.3% of Hims & Hers Health's shares being owned by this investor type.

Institutions Invested in Hims & Hers Health

Date Reported Holder Percentage Shares Value
2024-09-30 Vanguard Group Inc 9% 18,236,394 $490,923,727
2024-09-30 Blackrock Inc. 7% 15,418,505 $415,066,155
2024-09-30 Renaissance Technologies, LLC 3% 5,388,850 $145,067,842
2024-09-30 State Street Corporation 2% 4,626,543 $124,546,537
2024-09-30 Institutional Venture Management XVI, LLC 2% 4,347,570 $117,036,584
2024-09-30 Geode Capital Management, LLC 2% 4,289,549 $115,474,659
2024-09-30 Wellington Management Group, LLP 2% 3,444,414 $92,723,625
2024-09-30 Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 2% 3,418,485 $92,025,616
2024-09-30 Dimensional Fund Advisors LP 1% 2,902,234 $78,128,139
2024-09-30 Institutional Venture Management XV, LLC 1% 2,597,558 $69,926,261

Besides an analyst consensus of little upside potential, other market factors point to there being mixed market sentiment on Hims & Hers Health.

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