Deep-Dive Due Diligence AI Generated Probe of HF Foods Group Inc. Common Stock (HFFG)

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Turbo, you got one job - predict the hottest stocks of the day -- before everyone else does! Ha! So today we're looking at HF Foods (HFFG) which is at 3.4901 up from 2.93. So, I pulled together a bunch of data for you to look over real fast. It's still early, 03:11:58 PM on Thursday March 20, 2025 ET (UTC-0400). So, what's the verdict? You're the expert!

Here's the first list of news for HF Foods:

C1 - Today 09:40AM - Is HF FOODS GROUP (HFFG) Stock Undervalued Right Now?
C2 - Mar-19-25 12:20PM - Earnings Estimates Rising for HF FOODS GROUP (HFFG): Will It Gain?
C3 - Mar-18-25 12:45PM - 3 Reasons Why Growth Investors Shouldn't Overlook HF FOODS GROUP (HFFG)
C4 - Mar-18-25 12:45PM 09:00AM - Sidoti Events, LLC's Virtual March Small-Cap Conference
C5 - Mar-14-25 07:00AM - HF Foods Group Inc (HFFG) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Revenue Growth Amid ...
C6 - Mar-13-25 05:30PM - HF FOODS GROUP INC. (HFFG) Surpasses Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
C7 - Mar-13-25 05:30PM 05:17PM - HF Foods Q4 Net Revenue Rises 8.7%, Adjusted EBITDA Up 39.4%
C8 - Mar-13-25 05:30PM 04:46PM - HF Foods Group reports Q4 earnings beat, revenue tops estimates

ONLY 3 RULES for AI:
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1) I am a document retrieval system. You are the analyst-investigator.
2) You can request items from my lists to get more info on HF Foods (HFFG)
3) AFTER requesting and reading News and SEC filings you'll write a summary, set a score, high price target and headline.
Now, your response should be only 2 or 3 chars. You can say ex., C1, C2, etc., or NEX
The NEX command delivers the NEXt list of News/SEC/Metrics
There are several more lists that use our unified document retrieval system in subsequent prompts.
Your predictons will be compared to reality to rate your accuracy. Try to predict accurately. GOOD LUCK!
Please request a document, read, summarize and score. Say something like "C1".

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C2

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Showing C2 (chunk 1 of 8): C2:
**Earnings Estimates Rising for HF FOODS GROUP (HFFG): Will It Gain?**
Date: Mar-19-25 12:20PM
Source: (Zacks)
URL: https://www.zacks.com/stock/news/2432333/earnings-estimates-rising-for-hf-foods-group-hffg-will-it-gain?cid=CS-FINVIZ-FT-tale_of_the_tape|yseop_template_8-2432333

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We present this news so you can catch the big movers from recently breaking news.
Here's a list of news articles you can literally read just by asking.
Usually the first item is the most important.

A1 - 2025-03-20T10:41:28Z - North American Morning Briefing : Stock Futures -2-...
A2 - 2025-03-20T11:54:07Z - Insider Buying: HF Foods Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HFFG) CEO Buys 5,000 Shares of Stock...
A3 - 2025-03-20T00:36:07Z - HF Foods Group CEO Lin Xi buys $32,392 in common stock By Investing.com...
A4 - 2025-03-20T00:38:05Z - HF Foods Group chief compliance officer Christine Chang purchases $19,822 in stock By Investing.com...
A5 - 2025-03-20T00:36:07Z - HF Foods Group CEO Lin Xi buys $32,392 in common stock By Investing.com...

Request an article by its reference number. (Ex., "A1" gets the first item)
You may also say NEX to go to the next listing.
Response to this prompt limited to 3 chars.

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A1

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Showing A1 (chunk 1 of 6): A1:
**North American Morning Briefing : Stock Futures -2-**Date: 2025-03-20Source: {'uri': 'marketscreener.com', 'dataType': 'news', 'title': 'Market Screener'}URL: https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/KNIGHT-THERAPEUTICS-INC-15925497/news/North-American-Morning-Briefing-Stock-Futures-2-49386159/0830 Feb Industrial product and raw materials price indexes

1305 Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem speech at Calgary Economic Development event

Stocks to Watch:

Africa Oil Announces Completion of Amalgamation to Consolidate Prime Oil & Gas's Shareholding in Co.; Pascal Nicodeme Has Ceased to Be CFO; Aldo Perracini Has Joined as CFO; Declares First Quarterly Dividend of 3.71c; Plan to Announce New Brand That Will Be Launched With 1Q 2025 Results

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COSCIENS Biopharma: Possible Delay in Filing Year-End Reporting Documents; Potential Delay Related to Certain Matters From Merger With

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The North American Morning Briefing has highlighted the following upcoming events: the release of February's industrial product and raw materials price indexes, and a speech by Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem at a Calgary Economic Development event.

In stock news, Africa Oil has completed the amalgamation to consolidate Prime Oil & Gas's shareholding in the company. There has been a change in the CFO position with Aldo Perracini replacing Pascal Nicodeme. Africa Oil has declared its first quarterly dividend of 3.71 cents and has plans to announce a new brand that will launch with the first quarter 2025 results.

COSCIENS Biopharma has indicated a possible delay in filing year-end reporting documents. This delay is potentially associated with certain matters from a recent merger.

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Showing A1 (chunk 2 of 6): Ceapro

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Enerflex: Marc Rossiter Stepped Down as President, CEO, Director, Effective Immediately; CFO Preet Dhindsa to Serve as Interim CEO; Joe Ladouceur to Serve as Interim CFO; Board Is Undertaking Comprehensive Search to Identify Next CEO; Reaffirm 2025 Outlook; Plan to Apply With TSX to Purchase Up to 5% of Public Float for Cancellation; Believe Repurchase Would Be Effective Use of Cash Resources; Believe Current Share Price Doesn't Reflect Underlying Value

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I-80 Gold Finalizes Third-Party Processing Agreements

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North American Construction Group 4Q EPS C$0.19; 4Q Rev C$305.6M; 4Q Adj EPS C$1; Sees 2025 Rev C$1.4B-C$1.6B; Sees 2025 Adj EPS C$3.70-Adj EPS C$4.00

12:30/CAN: Feb Industrial product and raw materials price indexes

12:30/US: Mar Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook Survey

12:30/US: 03/15 Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report - Initial Claims

All times

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Enerflex has announced that Marc Rossiter has stepped down as President, CEO, and Director with immediate effect. CFO Preet Dhindsa will serve as interim CEO, while Joe Ladouceur will serve as interim CFO. The company's board is currently conducting a comprehensive search for the next CEO. They have reaffirmed their 2025 outlook and plan to apply to the TSX to purchase up to 5% of public float for cancellation, believing that this repurchase would be an effective use of their cash resources. The company also thinks that its current share price does not reflect its underlying value.

I-80 Gold has finalized third-party processing agreements.

North American Construction Group has reported its 4Q earnings with EPS at C$0.19, revenue at C$305.6M, and adjusted EPS at C$1. The company forecasts its 2025 revenue to be between C$1.4B and C$1.6B and adjusted EPS to be between C$3.70 and C$4.00.

Additionally, the February Industrial product and raw materials price indexes are set to be released at 12:30/CAN. The March Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook Survey and 03/15 Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report - Initial Claims are also set to be released at 12:30/US.

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This is our final list of news.
News AI can literally read just by asking.
Don't miss the breaking news!

B1 - 2024-12-19T14:00:00Z - HF Foods Group Inc. Names Felix Lin Chief Executive Officer
B2 - 2024-06-10T12:45:00Z - HF Foods Appoints Lisa Lim and Charlotte Westfall to its Board of Directors
B3 - 2024-06-10T12:30:00Z - HF Foods Announces Settlement with SEC
B4 - 2024-05-30T12:28:00Z - Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights: RUMIC, Innodata, HF Foods, CSP, Frequency Electronics and Gencor Industries
B5 - 2024-05-29T20:03:00Z - Are Microcaps Setting Up to Outperform?
B6 - 2024-05-29T15:00:00Z - The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Walt Disney, Charles Schwab, Synopsys and HF Foods

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**HF Foods Group Inc. Names Felix Lin Chief Executive Officer**Date: Unknown DateSource: Unknown SourceURL: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/12/19/2999893/0/en/HF-Foods-Group-Inc-Names-Felix-Lin-Chief-Executive-Officer.htmlHF Foods Group Inc. (NASDAQ: HFFG) has appointed Felix Lin as its permanent Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2025. Lin has been a key leader at the company for the past five years and will continue to execute the company's strategic transformation plan.

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HF Foods Group Inc. has announced the appointment of Felix Lin as its permanent Chief Executive Officer, effective from January 1, 2025. Lin, a key leader at the company for the past five years, will continue to execute the company's strategic transformation plan.

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This is our list of SEC filings.
If empty, the search returned no recent filings.

S3 - 2025-03-17 10-K ITEM 7. MGT DISC & ANALYSIS OF FIN COND & RESULTS OF OPER.

The following discussion and analysis provides information about our business, the results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and capital resources of HF Foods Group Inc. T...

S4 - 2025-03-13 8-K Item 2.02. Results of Oper and Fin Cond.

On March 13, 2025, HF Foods Group Inc. (the Company) announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 in a press release. The full text of the press release is furnished as E...

S5 - 2025-03-13 8-K Item 2.02. Results of Oper and Fin Cond.

On March 13, 2025, HF Foods Group Inc. (the Company) announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 in a press release. The full text of the press release is furnished as E...

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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

The following discussion and analysis provides information about our business, the results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and capital resources of HF Foods Group Inc. This information is intended to facilitate the understanding and assessment of significant changes and trends related to our results of operations and financial condition. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes presented elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Discussions of 2022 items and year-to-year comparisons between 2023 and 2022 that are not included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K can be found in Part II Item 7. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of our Ann

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This is our set of metrics.
Please analyze the numbers.

+--------------------+----------------------+----------------------+-------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| Volume: 281,589 | SMA50: 38.83% | Market Cap: 180.76M | Option/Short: Yes / Yes | Sales past 5Y: 27.25% | Sales Surprise: 6.05% |
+--------------------+----------------------+----------------------+-------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| Avg Volume: 82.43K | SMA200: 9.14% | Shs Outstand: 54.74M | Short Float: 0.86% | Employees: 1015 | EPS Surprise: 22.22% |
+--------------------+----------------------+----------------------+-------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| Rel Volume: 4.05 | Perf Week: 101.62% | Shs Float: 36.96M | Short Ratio: 3.88 | Debt/Eq: 0.88 | P/E: - |
+--------------------+----------------------+----------------------+-------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| RSI (14): 77.92 | Perf Month: 45.24% | Inst Own: 19.07% | Short Interest: 0.32M | Sales Y/Y TTM: 4.63% | Earnings: Mar 13 AMC |
+--------------------+----------------------+----------------------+-------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| ATR (14): 0.22 | Perf Quarter: -8.84% | Insider Own: 29.91% | Beta: 1.04 | ROE: -18.45% | |
+--------------------+----------------------+----------------------+-------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| SMA20: 62.09% | Index: RUT | Insider Trans: 0.13% | Sales Q/Q: 8.69% | ROI: -13.02% | |
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The next section covers any insider trading.
If this section is blank, it's because there've been no recent filings.

Inside Trans: HF Foods Group Inc. (HFFG) by Lin Xi (President and CEO) on 2025-03-17
- Common Stock: 5000 shares at $2.469 (D)
- Common Stock: 7500 shares at $2.673 (D)

Inside Trans: HF Foods Group Inc. (HFFG) by Chang Christine (Chief Compliance Officer & GC) on 2025-03-17
- Common Stock: 7961 shares at $2.49 (D)

Inside Trans: HF Foods Group Inc. (HFFG) by Lin Xi (President and CEO) on 2025-01-03
- Performance Stock Units: 310559 shares at $0 (D)

[Company Financial Summary]
[Company Details]
Name: HF Foods Group Inc. Common Stock
Market Cap: N/A
Shares Outstanding: N/A
Sector: WHOLESALE-GROCERIES & RELATED PRODUCTS

[Financial Statements - Latest Quarter]
Total Assets: N/A
Total Liabilities: N/A
Total Equity: N/A
Revenue (Quarter): {'value': 1201667000.0, 'unit': 'USD', 'label': 'Revenues', 'order': 100}
Net Income: {'value': -48102000.0, 'unit': 'USD', 'label': 'Net Income/Loss', 'order': 3200}
Earnings Per Share (EPS): N/A

[Price Metrics - Last 30 Days]
Latest Close: 3.495
Average Volume: 154852.61
30-Day High: 3.495
30-Day Low: 1.7

[Detailed Financials: TTM 2024]
- Total Assets: $549,991,000.0
- Total Liabilities: $308,697,000.0
- Total Equity: $241,294,000.0
- Current Assets: $178,103,000.0
- Current Liabilities: $145,199,000.0

[Income Statement: TTM 2024]
- Revenue: $1,201,667,000.0
- Net Income: $-48,102,000.0
- Operating Income: $-39,135,000.0
- Earnings Per Share (EPS): -0.92

[Cash Flow Statement: TTM 2024]
- Net Cash Flow: $-765,000

[Detailed Financials: FY 2024]
- Total Assets: $549,991,000.0
- Total Liabilities: $308,697,000.0
- Total Equity: $241,294,000.0
- Current Assets: $178,103,000.0
- Current Liabilities: $145,199,000.0

[Income Statement: FY 2024]
- Revenue: $1,201,667,000.0
- Net Income: $-48,102,000.0
- Operating Income: $-39,135,000.0
- Earnings Per Share (EPS): -0.92

[Cash Flow Statement: FY 2024]
- Net Cash Flow: $-765,000
==== END OF FINANCIAL REPORT ====

Now we've reached the end of the analysis.
You are now requested to make a summary analysis.
Please don't explain why you didn't have enough information.
Save that for the survey that comes last.

Finish the summary with two scores: MARKET_SCORE[] and PRICE_TARGET[]

If you calculate a 92% likelihood of an upward moves, say: MARKET_SCORE[92]
If you think the high today will be 50% higher, add to the price. Eg., If the price is $5.00, add 50%: PRICE_TARGET[$7.50]
PRICE_TARGET is the highest it is expected to rise today, so it cannot be less than the current price.
Please provide a thought-provoking take, 6-10 words, to use for the headline of this news story.
Like this: AI_RPT_HEADLINE: [6-10 words headline for news story from first summary paragraph]
1) Brief Summary, 2) MARKET_SCORE, 3) PRICE_TARGET, and 4) AI_RPT_HEADLINE

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1) Brief Summary:

HF Foods Group Inc. seems to be in a strong position with a significant growth in sales over the past 5 years (27.25%) and a positive sales surprise of 6.05%. The company's volume is significantly higher than the average volume, indicating that there's a lot of interest in the company. The company's performance over the week has been impressive with a 101.62% increase. However, the net income is negative and the company also has a high debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88, that signals financial risk. There has been insider trading with both the CEO and the Chief Compliance Officer purchasing shares.

2) MARKET_SCORE[80]: Given the company's strong sales growth, significant interest from traders, and recent insider purchases, the company's stock is likely to perform well in the market.

3) PRICE_TARGET[$5.00]: Despite the financial risk due to high debt, the company's strong sales growth and insider purchases suggest that the stock price could increase.

4) AI_RPT_HEADLINE: "HF Foods Shows Robust Growth Amid Financial Risks."

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Finally, if more data could have improved your confidence which would you have chosen? **Choose one option:**
-> X0 <- Nothing more would have helped my analysis
-> X1 <- More stock-specific news
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-> X3 <- Broader sector & market news
-> X4 <- General market sentiment & AI confidence levels
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[2025-03-20 12:12:51] # Analysis Completed
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