Zacks Research Issues Positive Estimate for FHI Earnings

Federated Hermes, Inc. (NYSE:FHI - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research upped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Federated Hermes in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, June 24th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.04 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.01. 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 $1.05 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.18 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.01 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.07 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.10 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.10 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.28 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.15 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.57 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently commented on FHI. TD Cowen downgraded Federated Hermes from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 14th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Federated Hermes from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, April 28th. 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 report on Wednesday, May 7th. Finally, Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on Federated Hermes from $38.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, April 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating, one has given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Federated Hermes has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $42.33.

Federated Hermes Stock Up 1.4%

FHI opened at $44.10 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $3.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.42, a P/E/G ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 0.78. The business's 50-day moving average price is $41.77 and its 200-day moving average price is $40.15. The company has a current ratio of 3.04, a quick ratio of 2.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. Federated Hermes has a 12 month low of $31.94 and a 12 month high of $44.23.

Federated Hermes (NYSE:FHI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The company reported $1.10 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.91 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $423.54 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $425.43 million. Federated Hermes had a return on equity of 32.17% and a net margin of 17.74%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.89 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Federated Hermes

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of FHI. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in Federated Hermes by 249.7% during 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 acquiring an additional 2,284,509 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in Federated Hermes by 53.8% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,276,898 shares of the company's stock valued at $52,493,000 after acquiring an additional 446,683 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC bought a new stake in Federated Hermes during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $14,048,000. Invenomic Capital Management LP bought a new stake in Federated Hermes during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $11,696,000. Finally, LSV Asset Management boosted its position in Federated Hermes by 48.2% during the 4th quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 870,776 shares of the company's stock valued at $35,798,000 after acquiring an additional 283,300 shares in the last quarter. 75.94% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, VP Paul A. Uhlman sold 6,057 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $42.14, for a total value of $255,241.98. Following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 316,930 shares of the company's stock, valued at $13,355,430.20. This trade represents a 1.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 3.80% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Federated Hermes Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 8th were paid a $0.34 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 8th. 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 3.08%. Federated Hermes's dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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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