(HFRO) Highland Opportunities - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NYSE • Country: USA • Currency: USD • Type: Fund • ISIN: US43010E4044 • Bank Loan

HFRO: Floating Rate Loans, Debt Securities

The Highland Floating Rate Opportunities Fund (NYSE:HFRO) is a U.S.-based closed-end investment fund focused on the bank loan sector. It primarily invests in senior floating-rate loans and other secured debt instruments, targeting income generation while managing credit risk. The funds strategy emphasizes exposure to variable-rate debt, which can benefit from rising interest rates. HFRO is structured as a closed-end fund, allowing it to invest in less liquid assets while providing liquidity to shareholders through its NYSE listing.

As of the latest data, HFRO has an average 20-day trading volume of 340,463 shares, indicating moderate liquidity. The funds last price was $4.96, below its short- and long-term moving averages (SMA 20: $5.27, SMA 50: $5.49, SMA 200: $5.58), suggesting bearish momentum. The Average True Range (ATR) of 0.11 reflects low volatility in recent trading. With assets under management (AUM) of $578.91 million, HFRO is a mid-sized fund in the bank loan category, providing diversification across a range of senior secured loans.

Based on and , HFRO is expected to remain under pressure in the next 3 months. The funds price is below its key moving averages (SMA 20, SMA 50, SMA 200), signaling a bearish trend. The low ATR of 0.11 indicates limited upside potential. On the side, the $578.91M AUM provides stability, but macroeconomic headwinds, such as tightening credit conditions and rising defaults in the bank loan sector, may weigh on performance.

Additional Sources for HFRO Fund

HFRO Fund Overview

Market Cap in USD 579m
Style Bank Loan
IPO / Inception 2000-01-13

HFRO Fund Ratings

Growth 5y -33.0%
Fundamental -
Dividend 34.9%
Rel. Strength -30.2
Analysts -
Fair Price Momentum 4.31 USD
Fair Price DCF -

HFRO Dividends

Dividend Yield 12m 9.21%
Yield on Cost 5y 8.80%
Annual Growth 5y -12.72%
Payout Consistency 80.3%

HFRO Growth Ratios

Growth Correlation 3m -49.9%
Growth Correlation 12m -74.7%
Growth Correlation 5y -21.1%
CAGR 5y -3.33%
CAGR/Max DD 5y -0.06
Sharpe Ratio 12m -1.75
Alpha -29.18
Beta 0.663
Volatility 33.46%
Current Volume 410.8k
Average Volume 20d 340.5k
What is the price of HFRO stocks?
As of April 05, 2025, the stock is trading at USD 4.49 with a total of 410,792 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -9.48%, over one month by -21.06%, over three months by -15.85% and over the past year by -27.13%.
Is Highland Opportunities a good stock to buy?
Probably not. Based on ValueRay Analyses, Highland Opportunities (NYSE:HFRO) is currently (April 2025) not a good stock to buy. It has a ValueRay Growth Rating of -33.02 and therefor a somwhat technical negative rating according to historical growth.
Based on ValueRays Analyses, Dividends and Discounted-Cash-Flow, the Fair Value of HFRO as of April 2025 is 4.31. This means that HFRO is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of -4.01%.
Is HFRO a buy, sell or hold?
Highland Opportunities has no consensus analysts rating.
What are the forecast for HFRO stock price target?
According to ValueRays Forecast Model, HFRO Highland Opportunities will be worth about 4.7 in April 2026. The stock is currently trading at 4.49. This means that the stock has a potential upside of +5.57%.
Issuer Forecast Upside
Wallstreet Target Price - -
Analysts Target Price - -
ValueRay Target Price 4.7 5.6%