HealthEquity (HQY)
NASDAQHealth CareMedical - Healthcare Information ServicesSnapshot 2026-09-04
$96.07-2.74%
Close 2026-09-04 · 1-day change
NASDAQHealth CareMedical - Healthcare Information ServicesSnapshot 2026-09-04
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Health Care is in expansion. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
The reason to own it still holds.
View ThesisRevenue growth is slowing — up about 7% over the past year and decelerating.
View GrowthRanks among the strongest in its industry on quality — around the top 11%.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, earnings delivery, margins.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskHealthEquity's growth in revenue has to keep compounding to justify the price. Revenue guidance aims for $1.41B-$1.42B for FY 2027, and the latest earnings beat supports this. It trades at 24× P/E versus a peer median of 23×, indicating modest expectations. If HQY reverses and cuts guidance after recently raising, that would hurt credibility. Peer multiples imply a price about 11% above where it trades. Our read remains intact.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-04. HQY is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 15 analysts currently covering HQY (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 5 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for HQY in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 11 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Managed Health Care — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Expand share repurchase program by $1.0 billion
Share repurchase program expansion is announced.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-04. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $96.07
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $96.07.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Above average on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Increase revenue to $1.41B-$1.42B for FY 2027
Revenue guidance aligns with management's objectives for FY 2027.
Advances: Increase revenue to $1.41B-$1.42B for FY 2027
Upgrade indicates strong cash flow supporting revenue growth.
Advances: Increase EPS to $2.88-$2.95 for FY 2027
Raised earnings outlook supports EPS growth objective.
Advances: Increase EPS to $2.88-$2.95 for FY 2027
Increased price target reflects positive EPS outlook.
Advances: Increase EPS to $2.88-$2.95 for FY 2027
22% EPS beat indicates strong performance towards target.
Advances: Increase EPS to $2.88-$2.95 for FY 2027
Earnings beat strengthens EPS growth outlook.
Advances: Increase EPS to $2.88-$2.95 for FY 2027
Surge on earnings beat supports EPS growth objective.