Federated Hermes, Inc.

NYSE:FHI Stock Report

Market Cap: US$3.2b

Federated Hermes Valuation

Is FHI undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of FHI when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: FHI ($41.28) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($66.77)

Significantly Below Fair Value: FHI is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for FHI?

Key metric: As FHI is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for FHI. This is calculated by dividing FHI's market cap by their current earnings.
What is FHI's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio12.7x
EarningsUS$254.15m
Market CapUS$3.22b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does FHI's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for FHI vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average10.8x
HTGC Hercules Capital
9.9x4.6%US$3.1b
APAM Artisan Partners Asset Management
13.3x6.9%US$3.6b
ADX Adams Diversified Equity Fund
3.7xn/aUS$2.3b
VCTR Victory Capital Holdings
16.2x31.5%US$4.3b
FHI Federated Hermes
12.7x9.6%US$3.2b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: FHI is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (12.7x) compared to the peer average (10.8x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does FHI's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Capital Markets Industry?

22 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
ADX Adams Diversified Equity Fund
3.7xn/aUS$2.30b
CET Central Securities
4.5xn/aUS$1.31b
GAM General American Investors Company
4.3xn/aUS$1.21b
MUDS Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corporation II
3.4xn/aUS$401.64m
FHI 12.7xIndustry Avg. 23.3xNo. of Companies72PE020406080100+
22 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: FHI is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (12.7x) compared to the US Capital Markets industry average (23.2x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is FHI's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

FHI PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio12.7x
Fair PE Ratio15x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: FHI is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (12.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst FHI forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$41.28
US$42.88
+3.9%
9.3%US$49.00US$37.00n/a8
Dec ’25US$42.75
US$42.63
-0.3%
8.7%US$49.00US$37.00n/a8
Nov ’25US$40.54
US$41.25
+1.8%
10.5%US$49.00US$35.00n/a8
Oct ’25US$36.27
US$36.75
+1.3%
10.9%US$47.00US$33.00n/a8
Sep ’25US$34.30
US$36.88
+7.5%
10.9%US$47.00US$33.00n/a8
Aug ’25US$33.74
US$37.00
+9.7%
10.7%US$47.00US$33.00n/a8
Jul ’25US$32.74
US$37.13
+13.4%
9.2%US$46.00US$35.00n/a8
Jun ’25US$33.17
US$37.25
+12.3%
9.1%US$46.00US$35.00n/a8
May ’25US$32.79
US$37.75
+15.1%
9.0%US$46.00US$35.00n/a8
Apr ’25US$36.09
US$38.50
+6.7%
8.3%US$46.00US$35.00n/a8
Mar ’25US$35.88
US$38.13
+6.3%
8.6%US$46.00US$35.00n/a8
Feb ’25US$35.05
US$37.75
+7.7%
8.8%US$46.00US$35.00n/a8
Jan ’25US$33.86
US$37.29
+10.1%
9.9%US$45.00US$34.00n/a7
Dec ’24US$32.28
US$37.00
+14.6%
10.0%US$45.00US$34.00US$42.757
Nov ’24US$31.51
US$37.43
+18.8%
9.9%US$45.00US$34.00US$40.547
Oct ’24US$33.87
US$38.86
+14.7%
8.6%US$45.00US$35.00US$36.277
Sep ’24US$35.35
US$39.14
+10.7%
10.0%US$47.00US$35.00US$34.307
Aug ’24US$33.60
US$39.86
+18.6%
8.6%US$47.00US$36.00US$33.747
Jul ’24US$35.85
US$43.71
+21.9%
7.9%US$48.00US$39.00US$32.747
Jun ’24US$34.78
US$43.71
+25.7%
7.9%US$48.00US$39.00US$33.177
May ’24US$41.21
US$43.71
+6.1%
7.9%US$48.00US$39.00US$32.797
Apr ’24US$40.14
US$39.57
-1.4%
10.7%US$45.00US$35.00US$36.097
Mar ’24US$39.87
US$39.29
-1.5%
10.3%US$45.00US$35.00US$35.887
Feb ’24US$40.36
US$39.14
-3.0%
9.9%US$45.00US$35.00US$35.057
Jan ’24US$36.31
US$36.29
-0.07%
10.8%US$42.00US$30.00US$33.867
Dec ’23US$38.03
US$35.86
-5.7%
9.9%US$41.00US$30.00US$32.287

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/24 04:02
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/24 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Federated Hermes, Inc. is covered by 23 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Stephen BiggarArgus Research Company
Roger FreemanBarclays
Michael CarrierBofA Global Research