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After finishing at $116.81 in the prior trading day, Herc Holdings Inc (NYSE: HRI) closed at $114.53, down -1.95%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.95 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.73 million shares were traded. HRI stock price reached its highest trading level at $117.26 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $111.27.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of HRI by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.15 and its Current Ratio is at 1.15. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 5.17 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 5.13.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Citigroup on March 24, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $165.
On June 07, 2024, JP Morgan started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $155.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 25 ’24 when Peres Tamir bought 4,026 shares for $226.47 per share.
Silber Lawrence Harris sold 45,816 shares of HRI for $10,877,199 on Nov 06 ’24. The President & CEO now owns 167,566 shares after completing the transaction at $237.41 per share. On Nov 06 ’24, another insider, Silber Lawrence Harris, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 45,816 shares for $235.00 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HRI now has a Market Capitalization of 3806587648 and an Enterprise Value of 13639583744. As of this moment, Herc’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 132.76, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.33. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 18.09. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.01 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.99. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.609 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.624.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HRI is 1.87, which has changed by -0.14853913 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.20277917 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HRI has reached a high of $246.88, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $96.18. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -11.10%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -29.19%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 535.70K shares per day over the past 3-months and 802110 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 33.20M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 32.53M. Insiders hold about 2.12% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.96% stake in the company. Shares short for HRI as of 1752537600 were 2527519 with a Short Ratio of 4.72, compared to 1749772800 on 2085255. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2527519 and a Short% of Float of 8.450000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, HRI’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.73, compared to 2.73 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.023371287The current Payout Ratio is 35.93% for HRI, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-30 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-05-30. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2016-07-01 when the company split stock in a 1:3 ratio.
