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After finishing at $40.59 in the prior trading day, Federated Hermes Inc (NYSE: FHI) closed at $39.26, down -3.28%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.28 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.98 million shares were traded. FHI stock price reached its highest trading level at $40.555 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $38.81.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of FHI by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.65 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 9.34. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.41 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.40.
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 January 07, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $42 from $49 previously.
On October 28, 2024, TD Cowen Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold and also upped its target price recommendation from $35 to $46.
On January 05, 2024, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $35.UBS initiated its Neutral rating on January 05, 2024, with a $35 target price.
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 19 ’24 when Uhlman Paul A sold 6,311 shares for $41.39 per share. The transaction valued at 261,201 led to the insider holds 310,767 shares of the business.
Nusseibeh Saker Anwar sold 4,454 shares of FHI for $184,301 on Nov 19 ’24. The CEO, Hermes Fund Managers Ltd. now owns 184,642 shares after completing the transaction at $41.38 per share. On Nov 19 ’24, another insider, Novak Richard A, who serves as the Principal Accounting Officer of the company, sold 1,363 shares for $41.47 each. As a result, the insider received 56,518 and left with 53,837 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 3212005632 and an Enterprise Value of 2995621632. As of this moment, Federated’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.61, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.42. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.36. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.01 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.96. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.874 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.029.
Stock Price History:
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 -5.47%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 9.08%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 607.94K shares per day over the past 3-months and 609120 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 81.80M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 78.12M. Insiders hold about 4.52% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.70% stake in the company. Shares short for FHI as of 1734048000 were 2757221 with a Short Ratio of 4.54, compared to 1731628800 on 2652602. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2757221 and a Short% of Float of 3.5099998.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, FHI’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.18, compared to 1.21 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.029071199The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.46.
