空頭股數股份有限公司(紐約證券交易所代碼：HRT)股價上漲27.6%

HireRight Holdings Co. (NYSE:HRT – Get Rating) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,570,000 shares, a growth of 27.6% from the May 31st total of 1,230,000 shares. Currently, 8.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 336,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 4.7 days.

In related news, Director Mark F. Dzialga acquired 6,805 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 6th. The stock was bought at an average price of $15.44 per share, with a total value of $105,069.20. Following the purchase, the director now directly owns 31,914 shares in the company, valued at approximately $492,752.16. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Stone Point Capital Llc acquired 130,531 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 25th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $13.89 per share, with a total value of $1,813,075.59. Following the purchase, the director now owns 10,805,811 shares in the company, valued at $150,092,714.79. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders purchased a total of 1,208,931 shares of company stock valued at $17,755,063 in the last three months.

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A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Amalgamated Bank purchased a new position in HireRight in the 1st quarter worth approximately $54,000. Jane Street Group LLC purchased a new position in HireRight in the 1st quarter worth approximately $812,000. Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new position in HireRight in the 1st quarter worth approximately $120,000. Simcoe Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in HireRight by 1,111.2% in the 1st quarter. Simcoe Capital Management LLC now owns 1,260,525 shares of the company's stock worth $21,555,000 after acquiring an additional 1,156,452 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in HireRight by 71.6% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 319,165 shares of the company's stock worth $5,458,000 after acquiring an additional 133,166 shares during the period.

A number of research firms have recently commented on HRT. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price objective on shares of HireRight from $35.00 to $31.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 22nd. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of HireRight from $30.00 to $22.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 16th. StockNews.com raised shares of HireRight from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, March 26th. Credit Suisse Group decreased their target price on HireRight from $26.00 to $21.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 22nd. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their target price on HireRight to $18.00 and gave the stock a "na" rating in a report on Monday, May 16th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, HireRight has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $22.88.

Shares of NYSE:HRT opened at $14.50 on Wednesday. HireRight has a 1 year low of $10.66 and a 1 year high of $19.46. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $15.14 and a 200-day simple moving average of $14.53.

HireRight Company Profile (Get Rating)

HireRight Holdings Corporation provides technology-driven workforce risk management and compliance solutions worldwide. The company offers background screening, verification, identification, monitoring, and drug and health screening services for customers. It provides its services through software and data platform that integrates into its customers' human capital management systems enabling workflows for workforce hiring, onboarding, and monitoring.

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