HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Sees Unusually Large Options Volume (NYSE:HASI)

HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. (NYSE:HASI) was the recipient of unusually large options trading activity on Friday. Stock investors bought 45,106 call options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 12,861% compared to the average volume of 348 call options.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

HASI has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital from $35.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital from $42.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, September 19th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating on shares of HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $39.56.

HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Stock Performance

HASI stock opened at $32.91 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $31.86 and its 200 day simple moving average is $29.24. HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital has a 12-month low of $21.98 and a 12-month high of $34.53. The firm has a market cap of $4.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.13, a P/E/G ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.48. The company has a current ratio of 11.03, a quick ratio of 11.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.93.

HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (NYSE:HASI) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.69 by $0.11. HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital had a net margin of 79.69% and a return on equity of 11.97%. The company had revenue of ($37.39) million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $27.97 million. HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital has set its FY 2027 guidance at 3.150-3.150 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital will post 2.45 EPS for the current year.

HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 9th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 29th will be given a dividend of $0.42 per share. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.1%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 29th. HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital’s dividend payout ratio is presently 72.10%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Osaic Holdings Inc. lifted its stake in HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital by 0.9% in the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 45,899 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,233,000 after buying an additional 389 shares during the last quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund increased its holdings in shares of HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 27,926 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $857,000 after acquiring an additional 400 shares during the period. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. lifted its position in HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. now owns 12,499 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $336,000 after purchasing an additional 415 shares during the last quarter. Values Added Financial LLC boosted its stake in HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital by 3.1% during the 2nd quarter. Values Added Financial LLC now owns 14,621 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $393,000 after purchasing an additional 439 shares during the period. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its stake in HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 89,390 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $2,744,000 after purchasing an additional 467 shares during the period. 96.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Company Profile

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc (NYSE: HASI) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust specializing in financing and investing in climate change solutions. Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland, the company provides debt and equity capital to sustainable infrastructure projects across North America. Its mission is to support energy efficiency, renewable energy generation and resilient infrastructure, helping public and private sector clients reduce carbon emissions and achieve long-term environmental goals.

Hannon Armstrong’s core business activities include originating and structuring loans, acquiring debt and equity interests, and managing a diversified portfolio of projects in sectors such as solar energy, wind power, energy storage, green buildings, and sustainable agriculture.