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HUGroup Holdings (4544) Stock Price & Analysis

4544 Stock Chart & Stats

¥3,936.00¥114.00(2.98%)
At close: 3:30 PM GMT+9
JPY 3,400JPY 3,600JPY 3,8003 Aug17 Aug31 Aug14 Sep28 Sep13 Oct26 Oct
Day’s Range
JPY 3,829.00 - JPY 3,936.00
52-Week Range
JPY 2,944.50 - JPY 3,954.00
Previous Close
JPY 3,822.00
Volume
376.70K
Average Volume (3M)
173.67K
Market Cap
JPY 224.82B
Enterprise Value
JPY 198.15B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)
JPY 44.51B
Total Debt (Recent Filing)
JPY 60.27B
Price to Earnings (P/E)
22.8
Beta
0.29
Next Earnings
Nov 11, 2026 (Est.)
EPS Estimate
23.69
Next Dividend Ex-Date
Mar 30, 2027
Dividend Yield
3.18%

Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls Say

Revenue And Earnings Recovery

The strong TTM revenue rebound shows materially improved demand for the company’s diagnostic services, while the return to positive earnings indicates operating recovery. If sustained, this combination can rebuild earnings capacity and provide a stronger base for performance over the next several quarters.

Free Cash Flow Quality

Free cash flow that broadly tracks net income provides evidence that reported profits are generating usable cash rather than remaining primarily accounting-based. This supports internal funding for operations, investment, and shareholder distributions, strengthening financial resilience during the recovery.

Improved Leverage

Lower debt relative to equity improves the company’s financial flexibility and reduces the burden that leverage places on future cash flows. A healthier capital structure gives HUGroup more capacity to manage earnings volatility and fund its diagnostic-services business without relying as heavily on additional borrowing.

Bears Say

Subdued Profit Margins

Although profitability has recovered, the much lower TTM net margin shows that HUGroup has not regained its earlier earnings efficiency. The gap leaves less profit from each unit of revenue and means the business remains more exposed to operating volatility until margins demonstrate a durable return toward historical levels.

Weak Cash Conversion Relative To Revenue

Strong free cash flow is a positive, but operating cash flow remains modest relative to revenue, indicating that cash conversion is not yet especially robust. If this pattern fluctuates, it could limit the cash available to support investment, distributions, or balance-sheet improvement despite the return to accounting profitability.

Returns Remain Below Historical Peaks

The company is generating positive returns again, but ROE remains well below its prior peak, showing that the larger equity base is not yet producing comparable shareholder profitability. This limits the quality of the recovery and suggests earnings power has not fully normalized across the business.

HUGroup Holdings News

4544 FAQ

What was HUGroup Holdings’s price range in the past 12 months?
HUGroup Holdings lowest stock price was ¥2944.50 and its highest was ¥3954.00 in the past 12 months.
What is HUGroup Holdings’s market cap?
HUGroup Holdings’s market cap is ¥224.82B.
When is HUGroup Holdings’s upcoming earnings report date?
HUGroup Holdings’s next earnings report is estimated for Nov 11, 2026 (not yet confirmed), which is in 9 days.
How were HUGroup Holdings’s earnings last quarter?
HUGroup Holdings released its earnings results on Aug 12, 2026. The company reported ¥28.46 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ¥16.443 by ¥12.017.
Is HUGroup Holdings overvalued?
Not enough analysts have published a price target to calculate whether the price is overvalued.
Does HUGroup Holdings pay dividends?
HUGroup Holdings pays a Semiannually dividend of ¥63 which represents an annual dividend yield of 3.18%. See more information on HUGroup Holdings dividends here
What is HUGroup Holdings’s EPS estimate?
HUGroup Holdings’s EPS estimate is 23.69.
How many shares outstanding does HUGroup Holdings have?
HUGroup Holdings has 57,507,620 shares outstanding.
What happened to HUGroup Holdings’s price movement after its last earnings report?
HUGroup Holdings reported an EPS of ¥28.46 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of ¥16.443. Following the earnings report the stock price went up 4.072%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of HUGroup Holdings?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in JP:4544
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
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