Sidoti Issues Pessimistic Outlook for Star Equity Earnings

Star Equity Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:STRR) – Equities researchers at Sidoti decreased their Q1 2027 earnings per share estimates for shares of Star Equity in a report released on Tuesday, August 25th. Sidoti analyst M. Mathison now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.00 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.04. The consensus estimate for Star Equity’s current full-year earnings is ($1.00) per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for Star Equity’s Q2 2027 earnings at $0.26 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $0.06 EPS and Q2 2028 earnings at $0.32 EPS.

Star Equity (NASDAQ:STRR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August 14th. The company reported ($0.15) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.07) by ($0.08). The firm had revenue of $54.94 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $56.92 million. Star Equity had a negative net margin of 4.35% and a negative return on equity of 4.21%.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Star Equity from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 20th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Star Equity in a report on Monday, August 17th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Star Equity presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $28.00.

Star Equity Stock Up 1.5%

Shares of Star Equity stock opened at $10.25 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 1.73 and a current ratio of 1.96. The stock has a market capitalization of $37.82 million, a PE ratio of -3.35 and a beta of 0.51. Star Equity has a 52-week low of $8.38 and a 52-week high of $11.99. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $10.86 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $10.38.

Institutional Trading of Star Equity

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Heartland Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Star Equity during the 4th quarter valued at about $140,000. DRW Securities LLC purchased a new position in shares of Star Equity during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $268,000. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Star Equity during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $276,000. RBF Capital LLC bought a new position in Star Equity during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $316,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Star Equity during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $352,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 3.84% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Star Equity news, CEO Jeffrey E. Eberwein acquired 4,766 shares of Star Equity stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 22nd. The stock was bought at an average cost of $11.16 per share, for a total transaction of $53,188.56. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 1,115,714 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,451,368.24. This represents a 0.43% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In the last ninety days, insiders bought 54,430 shares of company stock valued at $624,831. 31.60% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About Star Equity

Hudson Global, Inc is a publicly traded talent acquisition and recruitment firm that provides a range of staffing and workforce solutions to organizations around the world. Operating primarily through two service lines—recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) and retained executive search—the company connects employers with qualified professionals across a variety of disciplines, including finance, accounting, technology, human resources and legal. Its flexible engagement models encompass project-based sourcing, volume hiring and high-level leadership searches, enabling clients to tailor recruitment strategies to their specific business objectives.

With a global footprint spanning North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America, Hudson Global supports multinational corporations as well as regional and niche market clients.