Federated Hermes Inc (NYSE: FHI) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 12.47x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.85. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for FHI is 77.47M, and at present, short sellers hold a 3.46% of that float. On March 21, 2025, the average trading volume of FHI was 770.17K shares.
FHI) stock’s latest price update
Federated Hermes Inc (NYSE: FHI)’s stock price has decreased by -0.20 compared to its previous closing price of 39.86. However, the company has seen a 5.85% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. prnewswire.com reported 2025-03-17 that PITTSBURGH, March 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Federated Hermes, Inc. (NYSE: FHI), a global leader in active investing, today announced that monthly fund composition and performance data for Federated Hermes Premier Municipal Income Fund (NYSE: FMN) as of Feb. 28, 2025, is now available in the Products section of FederatedHermes.com/us. To order hard copies of this data or to be placed on a mailing list, call 800-245-0242 x5587538, email CEinfo@federatedhermes.com or write to Federated Hermes, 1001 Liberty Avenue, Floor 23, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.
FHI’s Market Performance
Federated Hermes Inc (FHI) has seen a 5.85% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 3.30% gain in the past month and a -6.69% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.35%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.48% for FHI. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 2.98% for FHI stock, with a simple moving average of 6.80% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of FHI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for FHI stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for FHI by listing it as a “Underweight.” The predicted price for FHI in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $41 based on the research report published on February 05, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Deutsche Bank, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see FHI reach a price target of $43, previously predicting the price at $45. The rating they have provided for FHI stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on January 08th, 2025.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Neutral” to FHI, setting the target price at $42 in the report published on January 07th of the current year.
FHI Trading at 2.85% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought FHI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -9.43% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.48%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.35%, as shares surge +4.11% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -2.00% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, FHI rose by +5.85%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +19.93% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $38.63. In addition, Federated Hermes Inc saw -3.24% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at FHI starting from Van Meter Stephen, who sale 426 shares at the price of $38.23 back on Mar 04 ’25. After this action, Van Meter Stephen now owns 34,193 shares of Federated Hermes Inc, valued at $16,287 using the latest closing price.
Zierden Theodore W III, the Vice President of Federated Hermes Inc, sale 4,082 shares at $37.49 during a trade that took place back on Mar 04 ’25, which means that Zierden Theodore W III is holding 127,239 shares at $153,046 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for FHI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.26 for the present operating margin
- 0.79 for the gross margin
The net margin for Federated Hermes Inc stands at 0.16. The total capital return value is set at 0.24. Equity return is now at value 22.74, with 11.71 for asset returns.
Based on Federated Hermes Inc (FHI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.24 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.75. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.32. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 33.85.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 416.7 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.11. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.95.
Conclusion
To sum up, Federated Hermes Inc (FHI) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
