Herc (HRI) Competitors $149.40 +2.11 (+1.43%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$149.14 -0.26 (-0.18%) As of 06:08 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HRI vs. EWBC, DOV, ITT, PH, SF, SNV, TEX, TKR, URI, and WCCShould you be buying Herc stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Herc include East West Bancorp (EWBC), Dover (DOV), ITT (ITT), Parker-Hannifin (PH), Stifel Financial (SF), Synovus Financial (SNV), Terex (TEX), Timken (TKR), United Rentals (URI), and WESCO International (WCC). Herc vs. Its Competitors East West Bancorp Dover ITT Parker-Hannifin Stifel Financial Synovus Financial Terex Timken United Rentals WESCO International East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) and Herc (NYSE:HRI) are related companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends. Which has more risk & volatility, EWBC or HRI? East West Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Herc has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is EWBC or HRI a better dividend stock? East West Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Herc pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. East West Bancorp pays out 28.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Herc pays out 62.4% 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. East West Bancorp has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years and Herc has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. East West Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Is EWBC or HRI more profitable? East West Bancorp has a net margin of 26.06% compared to Herc's net margin of 3.53%. Herc's return on equity of 24.10% beat East West Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets East West Bancorp26.06% 15.09% 1.56% Herc 3.53%24.10%4.30% Do analysts recommend EWBC or HRI? East West Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $114.15, suggesting a potential upside of 10.18%. Herc has a consensus price target of $139.20, suggesting a potential downside of 6.83%. Given East West Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe East West Bancorp is more favorable than Herc.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score East West Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.62Herc 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Which has better valuation and earnings, EWBC or HRI? East West Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Herc. East West Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Herc, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEast West Bancorp$4.53B3.15$1.17B$8.5612.10Herc$3.57B1.19$211M$4.4933.27 Does the media prefer EWBC or HRI? In the previous week, East West Bancorp had 26 more articles in the media than Herc. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for East West Bancorp and 6 mentions for Herc. East West Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Herc's score of 0.70 indicating that East West Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment East West Bancorp 7 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Herc 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders believe in EWBC or HRI? 89.5% of East West Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.1% of Herc shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of East West Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Herc shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryEast West Bancorp beats Herc on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Herc News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HRI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HRI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HRI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHercTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.20B$6.96B$7.36B$21.12BDividend Yield1.90%1.81%699.43%3.60%P/E Ratio33.2715.8313.2728.44Price / Sales1.196.81552.8060.36Price / Cash3.556.497.9822.92Price / Book3.042.022.204.69Net Income$211M$360.72M$571.39M$995.51M7 Day Performance9.19%2.68%1.74%1.64%1 Month Performance17.66%7.50%5.69%5.92%1 Year Performance-3.86%36.45%-0.48%11.50% Herc Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HRIHerc1.5288 of 5 stars$149.40+1.4%$139.20-6.8%+1.0%$4.20B$3.57B33.277,600Upcoming EarningsEWBCEast West Bancorp4.4537 of 5 stars$108.00+1.0%$112.85+4.5%+22.6%$14.88B$4.53B12.893,100Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionDOVDover4.8284 of 5 stars$188.76-0.1%$208.58+10.5%+5.8%$25.88B$7.73B11.3724,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeITTITT4.5837 of 5 stars$158.11+0.2%$170.00+7.5%+16.1%$12.44B$3.63B25.1411,700Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsPHParker-Hannifin4.3045 of 5 stars$712.31-0.4%$735.88+3.3%+38.0%$91.02B$19.93B27.4361,120Positive NewsSFStifel Financial4.1549 of 5 stars$110.33+2.0%$110.88+0.5%+31.2%$11.33B$5.00B21.109,000Upcoming EarningsSNVSynovus Financial4.878 of 5 stars$54.70+0.3%$59.35+8.5%+23.7%$7.60B$3.43B15.324,775Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGap DownTEXTerex4.2704 of 5 stars$50.96-2.2%$51.44+1.0%-17.6%$3.38B$5.13B13.8911,400News CoverageUpcoming EarningsTKRTimken4.1562 of 5 stars$77.29-1.0%$79.00+2.2%+0.3%$5.41B$4.57B16.6619,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionURIUnited Rentals4.3343 of 5 stars$809.74-0.6%$768.54-5.1%+22.1%$52.63B$15.35B20.9727,900Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastWCCWESCO International4.1978 of 5 stars$198.38-0.3%$212.63+7.2%+28.7%$9.68B$21.82B15.0120,000Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies East West Bancorp Competitors Dover Competitors ITT Competitors Parker-Hannifin Competitors Stifel Financial Competitors Synovus Financial Competitors Terex Competitors Timken Competitors United Rentals Competitors WESCO International Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:HRI) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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