What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for FHI FY2025 Earnings?

Federated Hermes, Inc. (NYSE:FHI) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Federated Hermes in a research report issued on Thursday, October 16th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $4.37 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $4.35. Zacks Research has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Federated Hermes’ current full-year earnings is $4.04 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Federated Hermes’ Q1 2026 earnings at $1.07 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.08 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.13 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.13 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.41 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.21 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.25 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.26 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.94 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Evercore ISI lifted their target price on Federated Hermes from $48.00 to $55.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Federated Hermes in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen lowered Federated Hermes from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on Federated Hermes from $45.00 to $51.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 14th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Federated Hermes from $54.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Federated Hermes currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $48.33.

Federated Hermes Stock Down 1.8%

Shares of Federated Hermes stock opened at $51.23 on Friday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $52.59 and its 200 day simple moving average is $46.29. Federated Hermes has a 52-week low of $35.05 and a 52-week high of $54.42. The firm has a market cap of $3.97 billion, a PE ratio of 11.36, a P/E/G ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 0.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 2.32 and a current ratio of 3.37.

Federated Hermes (NYSE:FHI) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $1.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.17. Federated Hermes had a return on equity of 32.30% and a net margin of 21.67%.The business had revenue of $424.84 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $424.83 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.96 EPS. Federated Hermes’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Federated Hermes by 246.6% during the 1st quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 863 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 614 shares during the last quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc bought a new position in shares of Federated Hermes during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $44,000. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Federated Hermes during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $46,000. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S bought a new position in shares of Federated Hermes during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $56,000. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its stake in shares of Federated Hermes by 22.7% during the 1st quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,551 shares of the company’s stock worth $63,000 after acquiring an additional 287 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 75.94% of the company’s stock.

Federated Hermes Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 8th were given a dividend of $0.34 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 8th. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.7%. Federated Hermes’s payout ratio is 30.16%.

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.