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In the latest session, Federated Hermes Inc (NYSE: FHI) closed at $41.22 down -0.70% from its previous closing price of $41.51. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.70 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.69 million shares were traded. FHI stock price reached its highest trading level at $41.52 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $40.885.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Federated Hermes Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.21 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 9.79. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.42 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.41.
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 the company, JP Morgan on February 05, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Underweight and sets its target price to $41 from $42 previously.
On January 08, 2025, Deutsche Bank Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $45 to $43.
JP Morgan Downgraded its Overweight to Neutral on January 07, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $49 to $42.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 04 ’25 when Van Meter Stephen sold 426 shares for $38.23 per share. The transaction valued at 16,287 led to the insider holds 34,193 shares of the business.
Zierden Theodore W III sold 4,082 shares of FHI for $153,046 on Mar 04 ’25. The Vice President now owns 127,239 shares after completing the transaction at $37.49 per share. On Mar 04 ’25, another insider, Nusseibeh Saker Anwar, who serves as the CEO, Federated Hermes Limited of the company, sold 6,921 shares for $37.57 each. As a result, the insider received 260,032 and left with 172,175 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, FHI now has a Market Capitalization of 3365250304 and an Enterprise Value of 3078188288. As of this moment, Federated’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.92, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.17. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.89. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.05 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.08. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.886 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.875.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FHI is 0.84, which has changed by 0.14214468 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08572841 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FHI has reached a high of $43.92, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $31.23. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.98%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 10.08%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, FHI has traded an average of 876.13K shares per day and 1433240 over the past ten days. A total of 81.76M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 77.47M. Insiders hold about 4.72% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 80.85% stake in the company. Shares short for FHI as of 1741910400 were 2448504 with a Short Ratio of 2.79, compared to 1739491200 on 2122507. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2448504 and a Short% of Float of 3.1400003.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for FHI is 1.24, from 1.21 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.029149605The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.45. The current Payout Ratio is 37.44% for FHI, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-07 with an ex-dividend date of 1738886400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2000-07-18 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
