Brokers Issue Forecasts for Federated Hermes, Inc.’s Q1 2026 Earnings (NYSE:FHI)

Federated Hermes, Inc. (NYSE:FHI) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for Federated Hermes in a research note issued on Tuesday, August 27th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will earn $0.94 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.95. The consensus estimate for Federated Hermes’ current full-year earnings is $3.62 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Federated Hermes’ FY2026 earnings at $4.06 EPS.

FHI has been the topic of a number of other research reports. UBS Group decreased their target price on Federated Hermes from $36.00 to $35.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 10th. StockNews.com raised shares of Federated Hermes from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. TD Cowen dropped their price objective on shares of Federated Hermes from $34.00 to $33.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, July 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Federated Hermes from $46.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 11th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Federated Hermes has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $37.83.

Federated Hermes Trading Up 0.0 %

Shares of FHI stock opened at $33.88 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 2.45 and a current ratio of 2.75. Federated Hermes has a fifty-two week low of $30.23 and a fifty-two week high of $37.10. The company has a market cap of $2.85 billion, a PE ratio of 9.63, a P/E/G ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.17. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $33.49 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $34.06.

Federated Hermes (NYSE:FHI) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 25th. The company reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $402.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $400.35 million. Federated Hermes had a net margin of 15.90% and a return on equity of 28.60%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 7.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.81 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Federated Hermes

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Federated Hermes by 88.3% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,689,488 shares of the company’s stock worth $87,866,000 after buying an additional 1,261,097 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. bought a new position in shares of Federated Hermes in the first quarter valued at $29,518,000. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its holdings in shares of Federated Hermes by 59.1% during the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,813,190 shares of the company’s stock valued at $61,395,000 after buying an additional 673,496 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Federated Hermes during the fourth quarter worth about $12,474,000. Finally, LSV Asset Management acquired a new stake in shares of Federated Hermes in the 2nd quarter worth about $11,913,000. Institutional investors own 75.94% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, VP John B. Fisher sold 79,830 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.71, for a total value of $2,611,239.30. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 442,570 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,476,464.70. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In other Federated Hermes news, VP Paul A. Uhlman sold 994 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.43, for a total value of $31,241.42. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 298,578 shares in the company, valued at $9,384,306.54. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, VP John B. Fisher sold 79,830 shares of Federated Hermes stock in a transaction on Monday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.71, for a total transaction of $2,611,239.30. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 442,570 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $14,476,464.70. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 80,896 shares of company stock worth $2,644,911. Company insiders own 3.70% of the company’s stock.

Federated Hermes Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 8th were given a dividend of $0.31 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 8th. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.66%. This is a boost from Federated Hermes’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.28. Federated Hermes’s dividend payout ratio is 35.23%.

About Federated Hermes

Federated Hermes, Inc is a publicly owned investment manager. Through its subsidiaries, the firm provides its services to individuals, including high net worth individuals, banking or thrift institutions, investment companies, pension and profit sharing plans, pooled investment vehicles, charitable organizations, state or municipal government entities, and registered investment advisors.