Herc - HRI Stock Forecast, Price & News

5 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Herc in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" HRI shares.
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5 brokers have issued twelve-month price targets for Herc's stock. Their HRI share price forecasts range from $158.00 to $205.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $174.60 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 68.1% from the stock's current price.
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Herc's stock was trading at $156.55 at the start of the year. Since then, HRI shares have decreased by 33.6% and is now trading at $103.88.
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Herc saw a decline in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 701,500 shares, a decline of 13.1% from the August 15th total of 806,900 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 248,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.8 days. Currently, 2.4% of the company's stock are short sold.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 20th 2022.
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Herc will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, October 20th at 8:30 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

Herc Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HRI) issued its earnings results on Thursday, July, 21st. The transportation company reported $2.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.58 by $0.11. The transportation company had revenue of $640.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $631.11 million. Herc had a net margin of 11.76% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 28.42%. Herc's quarterly revenue was up 30.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.57 EPS.

Herc announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, August 8th. Investors of record on Friday, August 19th will be given a dividend of $0.575 per share on Friday, September 2nd. This represents a $2.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.21%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 18th.
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Herc (NYSE:HRI) pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.20%. The dividend payout ratio is 25.47%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, HRI will have a dividend payout ratio of 16.25% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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107 employees have rated Herc Chief Executive Officer Larry Silber on Glassdoor.com. Larry Silber has an approval rating of 86% among the company's employees.

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Herc trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "HRI."

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One share of HRI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $103.88.

Herc (NYSE:HRI) has a market capitalization of $3.11 billion and generates $2.07 billion in revenue each year. The transportation company earns $224.10 million in net income (profit) each year or $9.03 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 4,800 workers across the globe.

Herc's mailing address is 27500 RIVERVIEW CENTER BOULEVARD, BONITA SPRINGS FL, 34134. The official website for the company is ir.hercrentals.com. The transportation company can be reached via phone at 239-301-1000, via email at elizabeth.higashi@hercrentals.com, or via fax at 888-817-7694.