Federated Hermes (FHI) Competitors

SEI Investments (NASDAQ:SEIC) and Federated Hermes (NYSE:FHI) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Is SEIC or FHI more profitable?

SEI Investments has a net margin of 27.77% compared to Federated Hermes' net margin of 17.74%. Federated Hermes' return on equity of 32.17% beat SEI Investments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SEI Investments	27.77%	26.40%	22.99%
Federated Hermes	17.74%	32.17%	17.10%

Does the media prefer SEIC or FHI?

In the previous week, SEI Investments had 6 more articles in the media than Federated Hermes. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for SEI Investments and 10 mentions for Federated Hermes. SEI Investments' average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Federated Hermes' score of 0.78 indicating that SEI Investments is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SEI Investments	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Federated Hermes	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SEIC or FHI?

SEI Investments has higher revenue and earnings than Federated Hermes. Federated Hermes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SEI Investments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SEI Investments	$2.13B	5.41	$581.19M	$4.60	20.06
Federated Hermes	$1.63B	2.25	$268.31M	$3.55	13.09

Do analysts rate SEIC or FHI?

SEI Investments currently has a consensus target price of $96.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.02%. Federated Hermes has a consensus target price of $42.50, suggesting a potential downside of 8.53%. Given SEI Investments' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SEI Investments is more favorable than Federated Hermes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SEI Investments	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Federated Hermes	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SEIC or FHI?

70.6% of SEI Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of Federated Hermes shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.6% of SEI Investments shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Federated Hermes shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, SEIC or FHI?

SEI Investments has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% 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.

Is SEIC or FHI a better dividend stock?

SEI Investments pays an annual dividend of $0.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Federated Hermes pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. SEI Investments pays out 21.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Federated Hermes pays out 38.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. SEI Investments has increased its dividend for 34 consecutive years and Federated Hermes has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Summary

SEI Investments beats Federated Hermes on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.