Federated Hermes (FHI) Competitors

DigitalBridge Group (NYSE:DBRG) and Federated Hermes (NYSE:FHI) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.

Does the media refer more to DBRG or FHI?

In the previous week, Federated Hermes had 6 more articles in the media than DigitalBridge Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Federated Hermes and 2 mentions for DigitalBridge Group. DigitalBridge Group's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Federated Hermes' score of 0.00 indicating that Federated Hermes is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DigitalBridge Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Federated Hermes	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer DBRG or FHI?

DigitalBridge Group presently has a consensus price target of $22.08, indicating a potential upside of 29.60%. Federated Hermes has a consensus price target of $38.50, indicating a potential upside of 12.74%. Given Federated Hermes' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe DigitalBridge Group is more favorable than Federated Hermes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DigitalBridge Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20
Federated Hermes	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Which has more risk & volatility, DBRG or FHI?

DigitalBridge Group has a beta of 1.91, suggesting that its share price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Federated Hermes has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DBRG or FHI more profitable?

Federated Hermes has a net margin of 18.58% compared to Federated Hermes' net margin of 12.33%. DigitalBridge Group's return on equity of 26.76% beat Federated Hermes' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DigitalBridge Group	12.33%	2.39%	0.79%
Federated Hermes	18.58%	26.76%	14.51%

Is DBRG or FHI a better dividend stock?

DigitalBridge Group pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Federated Hermes pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. DigitalBridge Group pays out 8.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Federated Hermes pays out 32.8% 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. Federated Hermes has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Federated Hermes is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has better earnings and valuation, DBRG or FHI?

Federated Hermes has higher revenue and earnings than DigitalBridge Group. Federated Hermes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DigitalBridge Group, 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
DigitalBridge Group	$1.50B	1.85	$185.28M	$0.49	34.78
Federated Hermes	$1.61B	1.79	$298.98M	$3.41	10.01

Do institutionals & insiders believe in DBRG or FHI?

92.7% of DigitalBridge Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of Federated Hermes shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of DigitalBridge Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Federated Hermes shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DBRG or FHI?

DigitalBridge Group received 1 more outperform votes than Federated Hermes when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 40.82% of users gave DigitalBridge Group an outperform vote while only 26.39% of users gave Federated Hermes an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
DigitalBridge Group	Outperform Votes 20 40.82%	Underperform Votes 29 59.18%
Federated Hermes	Outperform Votes 19 26.39%	Underperform Votes 53 73.61%

Summary

DigitalBridge Group and Federated Hermes tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.