Harmonic Ownership

HLIT Stock  USD 10.17  0.36  3.67%   
Harmonic has a total of 113.1 Million outstanding shares. The majority of Harmonic outstanding shares are owned by outside corporations. These institutional investors are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to purchase positions in Harmonic to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, third-party entities are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Harmonic. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Harmonic as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Please note that no matter how many assets the company holds, if the real value of the firm is less than the current market value, you may not be able to make money on it.
 
Shares in Circulation  
First Issued
1995-03-31
Previous Quarter
117.5 M
Current Value
117 M
Avarage Shares Outstanding
78.7 M
Quarterly Volatility
30.4 M
 
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Dividends Paid is likely to drop to about 3.3 M in 2025. Net Income Applicable To Common Shares is likely to gain to about 26.6 M in 2025, whereas Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to drop slightly above 87.1 M in 2025. Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Harmonic. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in gross domestic product.
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Harmonic Stock Ownership Analysis

About 95.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors. The book value of Harmonic was currently reported as 3.89. The company had not issued any dividends in recent years. Harmonic had 2:1 split on the 15th of October 1999. Harmonic Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provide video delivery software, products, system solutions, and services worldwide. The company was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in San Jose, California. Harmonic operates under Communication Equipment classification in the United States and is traded on NASDAQ Exchange. It employs 1299 people. To learn more about Harmonic call Patrick Harshman at 408 542 2500 or check out https://www.harmonicinc.com.
Besides selling stocks to institutional investors, Harmonic also allocates a substantial amount of its earnings to a pull of share-based compensation to be paid out to its employees, managers, executives, and members of the board of directors. Share-Based compensation (also sometimes called Stock-Based Compensation) is a way of paying different Harmonic's stakeholders with equity in the business. It is typically used as a motivation factor for employees to contribute beyond their regular compensation (salary and bonus). It is also used as a tool to align Harmonic's strategic interests with those of the company's shareholders. Shares issued to employees are usually subject to a vesting period before they are earned and sold.

Harmonic Quarterly Liabilities And Stockholders Equity

773.75 Million

Roughly 2.0% of Harmonic are currently held by insiders. Unlike Harmonic's institutional investors, corporate insiders most likely have a limit on the maximum percentage of share ownership. This is done to align insiders' influence against Harmonic's private investors even though both sides will benefit from rising prices or experience loss when the share price declines. The good rule to have in mind is that the maximum share ownership percentage of the corporate insiders should not surpass 25%. View all of Harmonic's insider trades

Harmonic Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as Harmonic is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Harmonic backward and forwards among themselves. Harmonic's institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase Harmonic's securities or originate loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
Shares
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts2025-03-31
M
Ubs Group Ag2025-03-31
1.7 M
D. E. Shaw & Co Lp2025-03-31
1.6 M
Nuveen Asset Management, Llc2024-12-31
1.3 M
Northern Trust Corp2025-03-31
1.2 M
Toronado Partners, Llc2025-03-31
1.2 M
Systematic Financial Management Lp2025-03-31
1.1 M
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc2025-03-31
1.1 M
Qube Research & Technologies2025-03-31
M
Blackrock Inc2025-03-31
17.6 M
Vanguard Group Inc2025-03-31
11.5 M
Note, although Harmonic's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Harmonic Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific Harmonic insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on Harmonic's material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases Harmonic insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.

Harmonic Outstanding Bonds

Harmonic issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Harmonic uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Harmonic bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Harmonic has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

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