Louis Parks Buys 1,500 Shares of Star Equity (NASDAQ:STRR) Stock

Star Equity Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:STRR) Director Louis Parks purchased 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 27th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $10.01 per share, with a total value of $15,015.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 9,309 shares in the company, valued at $93,183.09. The trade was a 19.21% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link.

Star Equity Price Performance

STRR opened at $10.10 on Monday. Star Equity Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $8.26 and a 1 year high of $11.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 2.10 and a quick ratio of 1.86. The company has a market capitalization of $37.47 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.93 and a beta of 0.58. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $10.03 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $10.50.

Star Equity (NASDAQ:STRR) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, March 17th. The company reported ($0.10) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.13 by ($0.23). The business had revenue of $56.79 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $59.08 million. Star Equity had a negative net margin of 3.44% and a negative return on equity of 1.17%. As a group, analysts anticipate that Star Equity Holdings, Inc. will post -1.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Star Equity

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Geode Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Star Equity during the fourth quarter worth about $352,000. Heartland Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Star Equity during the 4th quarter valued at about $140,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP purchased a new stake in Star Equity in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $629,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in Star Equity in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $886,000. Finally, DRW Securities LLC bought a new stake in Star Equity during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $268,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 3.84% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

STRR has been the topic of several research reports. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Star Equity in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Litchfield Hills Research boosted their price objective on Star Equity from $21.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 23rd. Zacks Research raised shares of Star Equity from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 9th. Finally, Noble Financial upgraded shares of Star Equity to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $16.50.

Key Star Equity News

Here are the key news stories impacting Star Equity this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Sidoti raised its Q4 2027 EPS forecast to $0.23 from $0.16, signalling stronger late‑2027 expectations for the business. Sidoti raises Q4 2027 estimate
• Positive Sentiment: Sidoti also lifted its Q1 2027 EPS estimate to $0.14 from $0.06, suggesting improving near‑term profitability expectations into 2027. Sidoti raises Q1 2027 estimate
• Positive Sentiment: An outside report published on MSN noted a raised price target (up 11.76% to $19.38), which may support upside expectations among some investors. STRR price target increased
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage pieces (Litchfield Hills Research commentary and broader analyst forecast summaries) circulated summarizing Q1 and FY2027 outlooks; they provide context but no single decisive new data point. Litchfield Hills Research Comments on Star Equity Q1 Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Sidoti cut its Q4 2026 EPS forecast sharply to $0.11 from $0.22, reducing expected near‑term earnings. Sidoti cuts Q4 2026 estimate
• Negative Sentiment: Sidoti trimmed Q1 2026 guidance to $0.00 from $0.10 and lowered FY2026 EPS to $0.67 from $0.89, signaling weaker full‑year prospects than previously modeled. Sidoti lowers FY2026 and Q1 2026 estimates
• Negative Sentiment: Sidoti also trimmed several 2026–2027 quarterly estimates (Q2/Q3 2027 and Q3 2026), indicating the firm reduced its growth visibility across multiple quarters. Sidoti trims multiple 2026–2027 estimates

Star Equity Company Profile

Hudson Global, Inc is a publicly traded talent acquisition and recruitment firm that provides a range of staffing and workforce solutions to organizations around the world. Operating primarily through two service lines—recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) and retained executive search—the company connects employers with qualified professionals across a variety of disciplines, including finance, accounting, technology, human resources and legal. Its flexible engagement models encompass project-based sourcing, volume hiring and high-level leadership searches, enabling clients to tailor recruitment strategies to their specific business objectives.

With a global footprint spanning North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America, Hudson Global supports multinational corporations as well as regional and niche market clients.