Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for FHI Q2 Earnings

Federated Hermes, Inc. (NYSE:FHI - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Federated Hermes in a research note issued on Thursday, May 22nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.14 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.97. The consensus estimate for Federated Hermes' current full-year earnings is $4.04 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Federated Hermes' Q1 2026 earnings at $1.13 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.22 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.22 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $1.27 EPS.

Federated Hermes (NYSE:FHI - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The company reported $1.10 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.91 by $0.19. Federated Hermes had a return on equity of 30.31% and a net margin of 16.44%. The company had revenue of $423.54 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $425.43 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.89 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 6.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on the company. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price objective on Federated Hermes from $37.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Federated Hermes from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, April 28th. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on Federated Hermes from $38.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, April 28th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Federated Hermes from $39.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, TD Cowen lowered Federated Hermes from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $42.33.

Federated Hermes Price Performance

NYSE FHI opened at $42.52 on Friday. Federated Hermes has a fifty-two week low of $31.24 and a fifty-two week high of $43.92. The stock's 50-day moving average is $39.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $40.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 2.70 and a quick ratio of 2.03. The firm has a market cap of $3.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 0.77.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Federated Hermes

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FHI. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Federated Hermes by 246.6% during the first quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 863 shares of the company's stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 614 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in Federated Hermes during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $37,000. R Squared Ltd acquired a new stake in Federated Hermes during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $43,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC acquired a new stake in Federated Hermes during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $53,000. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings in Federated Hermes by 22.7% during the first quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,551 shares of the company's stock valued at $63,000 after purchasing an additional 287 shares in the last quarter. 75.94% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Federated Hermes Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 8th were issued a dividend of $0.34 per share. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.20%. This is an increase from Federated Hermes's previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 8th. Federated Hermes's payout ratio is presently 38.31%.

Federated Hermes Company Profile

Federated Hermes, Inc is a publicly owned investment manager. Through its subsidiaries, the firm provides its services to individuals, including high net worth individuals, banking or thrift institutions, investment companies, pension and profit sharing plans, pooled investment vehicles, charitable organizations, state or municipal government entities, and registered investment advisors.

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