Federated Hermes (FHI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Federated Hermes, Inc. (NYSE:FHI) is a global investment manager that provides asset-management services to institutions, financial professionals and individual investors. The company manages a range of investment strategies, including money market, equity, fixed-income, multi-asset and alternative investments.

Its products and services include mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, separately managed accounts, collective investment trusts and institutional accounts. Federated Hermes also provides liquidity-management and cash-management solutions, while its Hermes business offers investment management, stewardship and sustainable-investing capabilities.

The company traces its roots to Federated Investors, which was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Federated Investors acquired a majority interest in the international asset manager Hermes Fund Managers in 2018 and adopted the Federated Hermes name in 2020. Through its operations and investment capabilities, the company serves clients in the United States and international markets.

J. Christopher Donahue serves as president and chief executive officer of Federated Hermes. The company distributes its investment products through financial intermediaries and also works directly with institutional investors and other organizations.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $57.41 to $58.78
• 50-Day Range: $57.02 to $65.46
• 52-Week Range: $46.66 to $67.20
• Volume: 783,342 shs
• Average Volume: 521,892 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.34 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.81
• Dividend Yield: 2.61%
• Price Target: $57.40
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Federated Hermes Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Federated Hermes scored higher than 58% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 512th out of 851 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Federated Hermes has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Federated Hermes is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Federated Hermes has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.91%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Federated Hermes are expected to grow by 6.91% in the coming year, from $5.50 to $5.88 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Federated Hermes is 10.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.61.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Federated Hermes is 10.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.34.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Federated Hermes has a PEG Ratio of 1.56. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Federated Hermes has a P/B Ratio of 3.71. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.10% of the float of Federated Hermes has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Federated Hermes has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Federated Hermes has recently decreased by 0.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Federated Hermes pays a meaningful dividend of 2.58%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Federated Hermes has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Federated Hermes is 28.25%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Federated Hermes will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.85% next year. This indicates that Federated Hermes will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.54

News Sentiment

Federated Hermes has a news sentiment score of 0.54. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.83 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Federated Hermes this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for FHI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Federated Hermes to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Federated Hermes insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

4.20% of the stock of Federated Hermes is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

75.94% of the stock of Federated Hermes is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Record date for 8/14 Dividend: 8/07/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/14 Dividend: 8/07/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/14/2026
• Today: 9/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:FHI
• CIK: 1056288
• Web: www.federatedhermes.com
• Phone: (412) 288-1900
• Fax: 412-288-6823
• Employees: 2,091
• Year Founded: 1955

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Federated Hermes: $57.40
• High Price Target: $65.00
• Low Price Target: $53.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -1.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.38
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.81
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.57
• P/E Growth: 1.56
• Net Income: $403.30 million
• Net Margins: 21.30%
• Pretax Margin: 28.67%
• Return on Equity: 34.03%
• Return on Assets: 18.54%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.28
• Current Ratio: 2.59
• Quick Ratio: 1.89

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.80 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.41
• Cash Flow: $5.34 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.89
• Book Value: $15.67 per share
• Price / Book: 3.71

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 74,660,000
• Free Float: 71,524,000
• Market Cap: $4.34 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.65