Federated Hermes (FHI) Competitors

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

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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, SEIC or FHI?

SEI Investments has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Federated Hermes has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer SEIC or FHI?

SEI Investments presently has a consensus target price of $102.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.65%. Federated Hermes has a consensus target price of $46.00, indicating a potential downside of 10.55%. Given SEI Investments' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

Does the media favor SEIC or FHI?

In the previous week, Federated Hermes had 17 more articles in the media than SEI Investments. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Federated Hermes and 12 mentions for SEI Investments. SEI Investments' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Federated Hermes' score of 0.86 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	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Federated Hermes	10 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SEIC or FHI more profitable?

SEI Investments has a net margin of 31.25% compared to Federated Hermes' net margin of 21.67%. Federated Hermes' return on equity of 32.30% beat SEI Investments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SEI Investments	31.25%	29.96%	26.10%
Federated Hermes	21.67%	32.30%	17.05%

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	5.13	$581.19M	$5.33	16.55
Federated Hermes	$1.63B	2.49	$268.31M	$4.51	11.40

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 2.6%. SEI Investments pays out 18.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Federated Hermes pays out 30.2% 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 raised its dividend for 34 consecutive years and Federated Hermes has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Summary

SEI Investments beats Federated Hermes on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.