Zacks Research Brokers Reduce Earnings Estimates for FHI

Federated Hermes, Inc. (NYSE:FHI - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Federated Hermes in a research note issued on Thursday, May 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.99 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.03. 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 $0.98 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.02 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.08 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.30 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently commented on FHI. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price objective on Federated Hermes from $37.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. UBS Group upped their price objective on Federated Hermes from $39.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Evercore ISI upped their price objective on Federated Hermes from $38.00 to $41.00 and gave the company an "outperform" 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. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an "underweight" rating and issued a $41.00 price objective (down previously from $42.00) on shares of Federated Hermes in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $42.33.

Federated Hermes Trading Down 1.1%

NYSE FHI traded down $0.45 on Monday, reaching $42.11. The company had a trading volume of 629,026 shares, compared to its average volume of 733,652. The stock's 50 day moving average is $40.05 and its 200-day moving average is $40.11. The stock has a market cap of $3.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.20, a PEG ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a quick ratio of 2.03, a current ratio of 2.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. Federated Hermes has a 52 week low of $31.24 and a 52 week high of $43.92.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Federated Hermes

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Hohimer Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Federated Hermes by 3.8% in the first quarter. Hohimer Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,795 shares of the company's stock worth $277,000 after acquiring an additional 249 shares in the last quarter. CW Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Federated Hermes by 3.8% in the first quarter. CW Advisors LLC now owns 7,168 shares of the company's stock worth $292,000 after acquiring an additional 261 shares in the last quarter. Walleye Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of Federated Hermes by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. Walleye Capital LLC now owns 6,877 shares of the company's stock worth $283,000 after acquiring an additional 269 shares in the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Federated Hermes by 2.5% in the first quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 11,900 shares of the company's stock worth $485,000 after acquiring an additional 286 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its holdings in shares of Federated Hermes by 22.7% in the first quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,551 shares of the company's stock worth $63,000 after acquiring an additional 287 shares in the last quarter. 75.94% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Federated Hermes Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 8th were issued a $0.34 dividend. This is an increase from Federated Hermes's previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.23%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 8th. Federated Hermes's dividend payout ratio is 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.