Zacks Research Has Bullish Estimate for FHI Q3 Earnings

Federated Hermes, Inc. (NYSE:FHI - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Federated Hermes in a report released on Thursday, May 22nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.16 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.99. The consensus estimate for Federated Hermes' current full-year earnings is $4.04 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Federated Hermes' Q4 2025 earnings at $1.16 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.11 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.19 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.77 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.00 EPS.

Federated Hermes (NYSE:FHI - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The company reported $1.10 EPS 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 business had revenue of $423.54 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $425.43 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.89 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 6.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded Federated Hermes from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, April 28th. TD Cowen downgraded Federated Hermes from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated an "underweight" rating and set a $41.00 price target (down previously from $42.00) on shares of Federated Hermes in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Evercore ISI upped their price target on Federated Hermes from $38.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, April 28th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price target on Federated Hermes from $39.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $42.33.

Federated Hermes Trading Up 1.5%

Shares of FHI stock traded up $0.65 on Monday, hitting $42.61. The stock had a trading volume of 268,135 shares, compared to its average volume of 872,684. 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 capitalization of $3.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.36, a P/E/G ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 0.77. Federated Hermes has a 1 year low of $31.24 and a 1 year high of $43.92. The company's 50 day moving average price is $40.20 and its 200-day moving average price is $40.12.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in FHI. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Federated Hermes by 3.1% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 8,760,811 shares of the company's stock valued at $357,178,000 after purchasing an additional 265,590 shares during the period. FMR LLC boosted its position in shares of Federated Hermes by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,919,888 shares of the company's stock valued at $243,367,000 after purchasing an additional 253,553 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Federated Hermes by 249.7% in the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,199,554 shares of the company's stock valued at $130,446,000 after purchasing an additional 2,284,509 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Federated Hermes by 6.2% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,367,754 shares of the company's stock valued at $96,533,000 after purchasing an additional 137,248 shares during the period. Finally, Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Federated Hermes by 0.9% in the 1st quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,904,596 shares of the company's stock valued at $77,650,000 after purchasing an additional 16,333 shares during the period. 75.94% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Federated Hermes

In other news, VP Paul A. Uhlman sold 6,057 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $42.14, for a total transaction of $255,241.98. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 316,930 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $13,355,430.20. This represents a 1.88% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 3.80% of the company's stock.

Federated Hermes Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 8th were given a dividend of $0.34 per share. This is a boost from Federated Hermes's previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.19%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 8th. Federated Hermes's dividend payout ratio is currently 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.