The price-to-earnings ratio for Herc Holdings Inc (NYSE: HRI) is above average at 18.53x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.94.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for HRI is 28.07M, and currently, short sellers hold a 6.77% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of HRI on March 28, 2025 was 486.95K shares.
HRI) stock’s latest price update
Herc Holdings Inc (NYSE: HRI)’s stock price has gone decline by -1.65 in comparison to its previous close of 139.55, however, the company has experienced a 1.21% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-03-19 that BONITA SPRINGS, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Herc Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HRI) (“Herc” or “the Company”), one of North America’s leading equipment rental suppliers, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary HR Merger Sub Inc. (“Merger Sub”) has commenced the previously announced tender offer (the “Offer”) to acquire all of the outstanding shares of H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: HEES) (“H&E”) common stock for $78.75 in cash and 0.1287 shares of Herc common stock for each H&E sh.
HRI’s Market Performance
HRI’s stock has risen by 1.21% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -5.37% and a quarterly drop of -28.31%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.46% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.71% for Herc Holdings Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 3.56% for HRI’s stock, with a -18.76% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of HRI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HRI stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for HRI by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for HRI in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $165 based on the research report published on March 24, 2025 of the current year 2025.
JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HRI reach a price target of $155. The rating they have provided for HRI stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on June 07th, 2024.
HRI Trading at -18.25% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HRI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -44.41% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.71%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.46%, as shares sank -4.57% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -31.87% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HRI rose by +0.97%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +2.94% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $132.52. In addition, Herc Holdings Inc saw -27.51% 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 HRI starting from Peres Tamir, who proposed sale 4,026 shares at the price of $226.47 back on Nov 25 ’24. After this action, Peres Tamir now owns shares of Herc Holdings Inc, valued at $911,788 using the latest closing price.
Silber Lawrence Harris, the President & CEO of Herc Holdings Inc, sale 45,816 shares at $237.41 during a trade that took place back on Nov 06 ’24, which means that Silber Lawrence Harris is holding 167,566 shares at $10,877,199 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HRI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.17 for the present operating margin
- 0.33 for the gross margin
The net margin for Herc Holdings Inc stands at 0.06. The total capital return value is set at 0.08. Equity return is now at value 15.81, with 2.68 for asset returns.
Based on Herc Holdings Inc (HRI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.38 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.45. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.6. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.26.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.36 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.56. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.39. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.73for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.43. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.38.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Herc Holdings Inc (HRI) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
