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Hurco Companies, Inc.NasdaqGS:HURC Stock Report

Market Cap US$136.8m
Share Price
US$21.51
US$3.34
543.7% overvalued intrinsic discount
1Y60.2%
7D29.0%
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Hurco Companies, Inc.

NasdaqGS:HURC Stock Report

Market Cap: US$136.8m

Hurco Companies (HURC) Stock Overview

An industrial technology company, designs, manufactures, and sells computerized machine tools to companies in the metal cutting industry in the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, and internationally. More details

HURC fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation2/6
Future Growth0/6
Past Performance0/6
Financial Health6/6
Dividends0/6

Risk Analysis

Earnings have declined by 58.3% per year over past 5 years


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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Hurco Companies
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$21.51
52 Week HighUS$21.91
52 Week LowUS$13.19
Beta0.76
1 Month Change30.21%
3 Month Change42.26%
1 Year Change60.16%
3 Year Change-4.44%
5 Year Change-41.50%
Change since IPO14.72%

Recent News & Updates

Seeking Alpha • Jan 12

Hurco Closing Out A Brutal Down-Cycle, End-Market Signals Remain Mixed

Summary Hurco has seen a brutal downturn, led by smaller manufacturers getting far more cautious with capex and expansion amid significant macroeconomic uncertainties. Orders perked up on a sequential basis, and while near-term demand still looks sluggish, 2026 should see improving conditions across multiple industrial end-markets. HURC's customers are trading down to less sophisticated machines, reflecting ongoing caution and driving gross margin to the lowest level in at least 15 years. I am increasingly skeptical of Hurco's long-term value creation potential, but the industrial cycle seems to be bottoming out, and Hurco still has leverage in a cyclical order recovery cycle. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha

Recent updates

Seeking Alpha • Jan 12

Hurco Closing Out A Brutal Down-Cycle, End-Market Signals Remain Mixed

Summary Hurco has seen a brutal downturn, led by smaller manufacturers getting far more cautious with capex and expansion amid significant macroeconomic uncertainties. Orders perked up on a sequential basis, and while near-term demand still looks sluggish, 2026 should see improving conditions across multiple industrial end-markets. HURC's customers are trading down to less sophisticated machines, reflecting ongoing caution and driving gross margin to the lowest level in at least 15 years. I am increasingly skeptical of Hurco's long-term value creation potential, but the industrial cycle seems to be bottoming out, and Hurco still has leverage in a cyclical order recovery cycle. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Analysis Article • Jun 29

Hurco Companies, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:HURC) Share Price Boosted 26% But Its Business Prospects Need A Lift Too

Hurco Companies, Inc. ( NASDAQ:HURC ) shareholders would be excited to see that the share price has had a great month...
Seeking Alpha • Mar 10

Hurco: Another Weak Quarter Continues The Pushout To Recovery

Summary Like the larger machinery capex space, Hurco has struggled to find a cyclical bottom, and the current business environment is a challenging one for its generally smaller clientele. Fiscal Q1 saw a 14% sequential revenue decline, with gross margin contraction and a larger operating loss, and management saw a mix shift toward more value-priced machinery. Orders fell 20% YoY and 22% QoQ, with a book-to-bill ratio of 0.86x, indicating ongoing challenges in the machine tool market that others have echoed to varying degrees. Despite near-term risks, Hurco's cash reserves and potential for recovery make it suitable for very risk-tolerant investors eyeing a long-term turnaround. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Analysis Article • Feb 20

Hurco Companies, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:HURC) Business And Shares Still Trailing The Industry

Hurco Companies, Inc.'s ( NASDAQ:HURC ) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.7x might make it look like a buy right now...
Seeking Alpha • Jan 10

Hurco Grinding Toward A Recovery, But In Fits And Starts

Summary Hurco Companies faced a challenging 2024 with weak demand among its smaller manufacturing customer base, with higher interest rates and election uncertainties, leading to reduced capital spending. Hurco's exposure to smaller manufacturers and European markets led to a significant peak-to-trough decline, but orders seem to be stabilizing ahead of end-market recoveries around mid-2025. Hurco has leverage to ongoing manufacturing reshoring, and the company's automation tools can help its smaller customers become more productive, but this is not a buy-and-hold idea. Double-digit revenue growth and expanded margins in FY 2025/2026 on a short-cycle recovery can support a fair value above $20, but this is a high-risk play on a short-cycle recovery. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Analysis Article • Oct 10

Hurco Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:HURC) Stock Catapults 29% Though Its Price And Business Still Lag The Industry

Despite an already strong run, Hurco Companies, Inc. ( NASDAQ:HURC ) shares have been powering on, with a gain of 29...
Seeking Alpha • Sep 07

With Global Manufacturing Growth Uncertain Hurco Gets A Hold Rating

Summary Hurco is rated as a HOLD due to current economic factors beyond its control affecting business performance. A significant drop in sales in Europe, the U.S., and China, are impacting Hurco's revenues. The company's success is closely tied to the industrial manufacturing sectors in the U.S., Italy, Germany, the U.K., France, India, and China. A turnaround in Hurco's business operations is unlikely without economic improvement in these key regions. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Seeking Alpha • Jun 07

Hurco's Results Reflect An Underlying Industrial Market That Is Still Under Real Pressure

Summary Hurco's fiscal second quarter reflected underappreciated pressures in the industrial economy, as industrial capex spending weakens amid short-cycle uncertainty. The company's gross margin fell more than expected, as the company cut prices to move inventory and saw a less favorable sales mix. Macro indicators like PMIs and machine tool orders as well as weaker results from other players in industrial markets support the thesis that current underlying conditions are tough. I believe Hurco is going through a cyclical bottom and will see demand rebound as the short-cycle correction ends and drivers like manufacturing reshoring boost tool demand. Hurco is not suitable as a long-term buy-and-hold idea, but has some appeal as a play on that eventual recovery in cyclical industrial capex spending. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Seeking Alpha • Apr 06

Hurco Hammered As Short-Cycle Manufacturing Trends Remain Weak

Summary Hurco's fiscal Q4'23 results were surprisingly strong, but fiscal Q1'24 saw a sharp decline, reflecting the volatility of the business and still-weak trends across the manufacturing sector. Manufacturing activity remains challenged, with indicators like PMI and cutting tool consumption showing signs of stress, and election years often lead to postponed capex/expansion projects. While Hurco may have seen the worst and is priced as an attractive way to play a short-cycle recovery, uncertainties in the market and above-average risks should not be ignored. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Analysis Article • Mar 18

Hurco Companies (NASDAQ:HURC) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.16

Hurco Companies, Inc. ( NASDAQ:HURC ) will pay a dividend of $0.16 on the 12th of April. The dividend yield will be...
Analysis Article • Mar 09

Earnings Not Telling The Story For Hurco Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:HURC)

Hurco Companies, Inc.'s ( NASDAQ:HURC ) price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 30.9x might make it look like a strong...
Seeking Alpha • Sep 15

Hurco declares $0.15 dividend

Hurco (NASDAQ:HURC) declares $0.15/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 2.53% Payable Oct. 17; for shareholders of record Oct. 3; ex-div Sept. 30. See HURC Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth.
Seeking Alpha • Sep 02

Hurco GAAP EPS of $0.18, revenue of $57.64M

Hurco press release (NASDAQ:HURC): Q3 GAAP EPS of $0.18. Revenue of $57.64M (+6.4% Y/Y).
Seeking Alpha • Jul 14

Hurco Already Hit Hard In Anticipation Of Weaker Capex Spending

Hurco shares have underperformed a weak industrial sector, as investors have worried about a reversal in short-cycle demand and capex investments. Orders have started shrinking, driving the book-to-bill below 1.0x. Hurco shares look undervalued, but uncertainty about whether short-cycle industrials will see a brief correction or a more extended downcycle will weigh on sentiment. What I thought back in March may have just been a “pothole” for Hurco (HURC) has started looking more like a sinkhole, as orders have turned down and investors have grown considerably more worried about the health of short-cycle industrial names, particularly those exposed to capital equipment budgets. Time will tell if we get a true cyclical downturn in the next few quarters or whether this is a shorter “correction” in response to inflationary and labor pressures (not to mention the chaos created by the pandemic). In any event, it’s clear that short-cycle industrials are by and large not in favor right now, and while I do think Hurco’s valuation is too low now, the reality is that the market can often overcorrect and investors looking to take advantage of the pullback have to at least be aware of the risks of further declines before the outlook and sentiment stabilize. Looking Back On Fiscal Second Quarter Earnings Hurco’s early June report of fiscal second quarter earnings didn’t offer much in the way of good news, with further erosion in sales momentum and flagging orders, though margins were mixed. While none of this was entirely out of my expectations, it does seem to be coming on faster and sharper than I’d expected even a quarter ago. Revenue rose 8% from the prior year, or 12% in constant currency terms, but fell 6% sequentially. Sales in North America rose 14% yoy and fell 7% qoq, while sales in Europe rose 15% in constant currency and fell 9% sequentially. Sales to customers in Asia-Pacific countries rose 4% yoy (constant currency) and rose 8% qoq. Management mentioned price as a meaningful contributor to sales growth, but didn’t elaborate further. Industrial distributors MSC Industrial (MSM) and Fastenal (FAST) reported about six to seven points of price contribution to their sales growth in their most recent quarters, and while these are absolutely different businesses, I think it gives at least some anecdotal context for what sort of contribution Hurco may have seen from pricing in the quarter. Gross margin declined 70bp yoy and 50bp qoq in the quarter as reported, but the year-ago results include benefits from pandemic relief. Netted out, gross margin rose 60bp on improved volumes, but there was sequential erosion. Likewise with operating income, which declined 120bp yoy as reported, but improved 160bp on an adjusted basis (while falling 290bp qoq). Spending ahead of a major tradeshow later this year could explain at least some of the sequential change. Eroding Orders A Valid Worry The most concerning part of the report was the 10% yoy decline (8% in constant currency) in total orders, which also declined 17% sequentially, driving the book-to-bill to 0.94x from 1.06x in the prior quarter. Orders rose 26% yoy and 11% qoq in North America, but fell 16% yoy (constant currency) and 31% qoq in Europe and 43% yoy (constant currency) and 19% qoq in Asia-Pacific. The book-to-bill in North America actually rebounded, improving from 0.92x in the prior quarter to 1.09x, while the Europe book-to-bill declined from 1.19x to 0.90x. Interpreting these numbers is no simple task. For starters, Hurco isn’t like DMG Mori or other large machine tool manufacturers –large well-known multinationals aren’t their core clientele, and their core offerings aren’t really aimed at large volume production. With a smaller, more specialty-oriented customer base, it’s harder to draw straight lines from macro trends to Hurco’s performance (and vice versa). To that end, I’d note that DMG Mori’s first-quarter results (which overlapped some with Hurco’s quarter) were quite strong, with revenue up 33% and orders up 46% and strong management sentiment for the full-year outlook. I’d also note that the Japanese Machine Tool Builders Association (or JMTBA) has continued to report strong yoy sales trends (up 24% in June, up 25% in May, and up 30% in April), though with two straight month-over-month declines. There are a lot of things that could be happening. Smaller customers may be holding off on capital investments, focusing instead on managing through current backlogs and supply shortages. Customers may be nervous about continuing to invest in capacity ahead of a downturn in orders (with ISM new orders going back below 50). Customers in Europe may also be nervous about investing given the war in Ukraine. Or Hurco could simply be losing share to other machine tool manufacturers. I don’t think it’s just a Hurco problem, though, as the performance of these shares has been similar to Kennametal (KMT), another short-cycle industrial bellwether, on growing worries about short-cycle trends. The Outlook A quarter ago I started pulling in my assumptions for a downturn, and I’ve accelerated that process. I’m still modeling revenue growth for Hurco in 2022, and I think FQ3’22 will be up yoy, but I’m looking for mid-single-digit full-year growth and I see some risk to that estimate. I’ve lowered my expectations for 2023 as well, but pulling in the downturn also pulls in the rebound – my five-year and long-term revenue estimates have changed very little.
Seeking Alpha • Jun 15

Hurco Companies: Buying On A Confirmed Swing

Sales and net profit grew in the second quarter. Shares now approaching long-term support. Hurco's valuation, growing equity and dividend will make us buyers here on a convincing swing.
Seeking Alpha • Mar 08

Hurco Leveraging Improving Demand, But Orders Need To Be Watched

Hurco posted solid year-over-year revenue growth and impressive margin leverage, but sequential weakness in orders merits close monitoring. The weakness in orders could be a "blip" tied to customer labor and supply chain constraints, but it may also be signalling the end of this recent capex refresh/expansion cycle. Hurco shares remain undervalued below $40, but short-cycle industrials are out of favor and Russia's war in Ukraine is starting to threaten increasing headwinds for the industrial sector.
Seeking Alpha • Feb 01

Hurco Still Unfollowed And Unloved, But Delivering On Improving End-Market Conditions

Hurco has posted strong revenue and order growth as manufacturing customers resume capital investments in response to capacity limits and less pandemic-driven uncertainty. Margins have taken a hit from supply chain issues and mix; management has been proactive on SG&A costs, but gross margin improvement is needed. Low single-digit revenue growth and modest margin improvement can support a fair value above $40, but worries about peak orders will likely linger.
Analysis Article • Jun 14

Hurco Companies (NASDAQ:HURC) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

The board of Hurco Companies, Inc. ( NASDAQ:HURC ) has announced that it will be increasing its dividend on the 12th of...
Analysis Article • Jun 11

Hurco Companies' (NASDAQ:HURC) Performance Is Even Better Than Its Earnings Suggest

Hurco Companies, Inc.'s ( NASDAQ:HURC ) strong earnings report was rewarded with a positive stock price move. Our...
Analysis Article • Apr 16

Do Investors Have Good Reason To Be Wary Of Hurco Companies, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:HURC) 1.6% Dividend Yield?

Could Hurco Companies, Inc. ( NASDAQ:HURC ) be an attractive dividend share to own for the long haul? Investors are...
Analysis Article • Mar 21

Don't Race Out To Buy Hurco Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:HURC) Just Because It's Going Ex-Dividend

Readers hoping to buy Hurco Companies, Inc. ( NASDAQ:HURC ) for its dividend will need to make their move shortly, as...
Analysis Article • Mar 05

Here's Why It's Unlikely That Hurco Companies, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:HURC) CEO Will See A Pay Rise This Year

Hurco Companies, Inc. ( NASDAQ:HURC ) has not performed well recently and CEO Michael Doar will probably need to up...
Analysis Article • Feb 17

Investors Who Bought Hurco Companies (NASDAQ:HURC) Shares Five Years Ago Are Now Up 23%

When you buy and hold a stock for the long term, you definitely want it to provide a positive return. Better yet, you'd...
Analysis Article • Jan 27

Have Insiders Been Selling Hurco Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:HURC) Shares?

We've lost count of how many times insiders have accumulated shares in a company that goes on to improve markedly...

Shareholder Returns

HURCUS MachineryUS Market
7D29.0%1.4%-3.3%
1Y60.2%41.7%22.3%

Return vs Industry: HURC exceeded the US Machinery industry which returned 39.7% over the past year.

Return vs Market: HURC exceeded the US Market which returned 22.5% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is HURC's price volatile compared to industry and market?
HURC volatility
HURC Average Weekly Movement7.5%
Machinery Industry Average Movement6.5%
Market Average Movement7.2%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market16.6%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.1%

Stable Share Price: HURC has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: HURC's weekly volatility (7%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
1968651Greg Volovicwww.hurco.com

Hurco Companies, Inc., an industrial technology company, designs, manufactures, and sells computerized machine tools to companies in the metal cutting industry in the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, and internationally. Its principal products include general-purpose computerized machine tools, including vertical and horizontal machining centers, turning centers, and toolroom machines. The company also provides computer control systems and related software for press brake applications.

Hurco Companies, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do Hurco Companies's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
HURC fundamental statistics
Market capUS$136.79m
Earnings (TTM)-US$14.26m
Revenue (TTM)US$175.01m
0.8x
P/S Ratio
-9.7x
P/E Ratio

Is HURC overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
HURC income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$175.01m
Cost of RevenueUS$142.38m
Gross ProfitUS$32.63m
Other ExpensesUS$46.89m
Earnings-US$14.26m

Last Reported Earnings

Jan 31, 2026

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)-2.21
Gross Margin18.64%
Net Profit Margin-8.15%
Debt/Equity Ratio0%

How did HURC perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/06/09 06:57
End of Day Share Price 2026/06/09 00:00
Earnings2026/01/31
Annual Earnings2025/10/31

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
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  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Hurco Companies, Inc. is covered by 1 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Leszek SulewskiSidoti & Company, LLC