Hello Group Inc

Company Profile

Hello Group Inc had its IPO on 2014-12-11 under the ticker symbol MOMO.

The company operates in the Communication Services sector and Internet Content & Information industry. Hello Group Inc has a staff strength of 1,705 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Hello Group Inc opened at $7.49 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $7.45 - $7.59, and closed at $7.46.

This is a -0.8% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 1,393,774 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Hello Group Inc have slipped by -13.76%.

Hello Group Inc's Key Ratios

Hello Group Inc has a market cap of $1.43 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 1.1644 and a price to sales ratio of 0.1282.

In the last 12-months Hello Group Inc’s revenue was $12.40 billion with a gross profit of $5.28 billion and an EBITDA of $2.11 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures Hello Group Inc's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Hello Group Inc’s operating margin was 16.21% while its return on assets stood at 7.81% with a return of equity of 16.69%.

In Q2, Hello Group Inc’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 67.9% while revenue growth was a positive 0.9%.

Hello Group Inc’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

7.4516

Trailing PE

6.3193

PEG

0.7374

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $1.19 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 7.4516 and a PEG multiple of 0.7374. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Hello Group Inc’s profitability.

Hello Group Inc stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 0.0563 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of -0.3407. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 0.1282.

Hello Group Inc stock pays annual dividends of $0 per share, indicating a yield of 3.54% and a payout ratio of 6.82%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$15.77 billion

Total Liabilities

$4.36 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$0

Capital Expenditure

$11.01 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

6.82%

Hello Group Inc ended 2024 with $15.77 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $15.77 billion while shareholder equity stood at $11.02 billion.

Hello Group Inc ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $4.36 billion in other current liabilities, in common stock, $0 in retained earnings and $0 in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $4.62 billion and cash and short-term investments were $8.17 billion. The company’s total short-term debt was $2,471,978,000 while long-term debt stood at $0.

Hello Group Inc’s total current assets stands at $11.34 billion while long-term investments were $874.20 million and short-term investments were $3.56 billion. Its net receivables were $203.24 million compared to accounts payable of $638.94 million and inventory worth $9.38 million.

In 2024, Hello Group Inc's operating cash flow was $0 while its capital expenditure stood at $11.01 million.

Comparatively, Hello Group Inc paid $0.07 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$7.46

52-Week High

$11.12

52-Week Low

$3.7402

Analyst Target Price

$11.16

Hello Group Inc stock is currently trading at $7.46 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $11.12 and a 52-week low of $11.12. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $11.16.

Its 50-day moving average was $9.74 and 200-day moving average was $8.66 The short ratio stood at 2.75 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 567.4% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 7640.9% are held by institutions.