USA Rare Earth (USAR) Competitors

USA Rare Earth (NASDAQ:USAR) and Federated Hermes (NYSE:FHI) are both trading companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer USAR or FHI?

In the previous week, Federated Hermes had 7 more articles in the media than USA Rare Earth. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Federated Hermes and 4 mentions for USA Rare Earth. Federated Hermes' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat USA Rare Earth's score of 0.01 indicating that Federated Hermes is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
USA Rare Earth	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Federated Hermes	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, USAR or FHI?

Federated Hermes has higher revenue and earnings than USA Rare Earth.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
USA Rare Earth	N/A	N/A	$7.90M	N/A	N/A
Federated Hermes	$1.63B	2.21	$268.31M	$3.55	12.83

Which has more volatility and risk, USAR or FHI?

USA Rare Earth has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Federated Hermes has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in USAR or FHI?

75.9% of Federated Hermes shares are owned by institutional investors. 46.6% of USA Rare Earth shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Federated Hermes shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is USAR or FHI more profitable?

Federated Hermes has a net margin of 17.74% compared to USA Rare Earth's net margin of 0.00%. Federated Hermes' return on equity of 32.17% beat USA Rare Earth's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
USA Rare Earth	N/A	-16.58%	2.58%
Federated Hermes	17.74%	32.17%	17.10%

Do analysts rate USAR or FHI?

USA Rare Earth presently has a consensus price target of $16.00, indicating a potential upside of 61.13%. Federated Hermes has a consensus price target of $42.33, indicating a potential downside of 7.04%. Given USA Rare Earth's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe USA Rare Earth is more favorable than Federated Hermes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
USA Rare Earth	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Federated Hermes	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Federated Hermes beats USA Rare Earth on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.