The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Federated Hermes Inc shares valued at $21,805 were purchased by STEPHEN VAN METER on Aug 04 ’25. At $50.71 per share, STEPHEN VAN METER acquired 430 shares.
Also, Van Meter Stephen sold 430 shares, netting a total of over 21,805 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $50.71 each, the insider now holds 29,596 shares.
Before that, Nusseibeh Saker Anwar had sold 6,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $256,186, the CEO, Federated Hermes Limited traded Federated Hermes Inc shares for $42.70 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 6,000 shares, worth approximately $8.75 million.
As published in a research note from JP Morgan on August 04, 2025, Federated Hermes Inc [FHI] has been rated up from an Underweight to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $54. Analysts at TD Cowen downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in mid May. As of February 05, 2025, JP Morgan has decreased its “Neutral” rating to a “an Underweight” for FHI. Earlier on January 08, 2025, Deutsche Bank downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for FHI stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing FHI Stock Performance
On last trading session, Federated Hermes Inc [NYSE: FHI] plunged -1.13% to $50.87. The stock’s lowest price that day was $50.72, but it reached a high of $52.13 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.62%. Over the course of the year, Federated Hermes Inc shares have jumped approximately 56.57%.
Is Federated Hermes Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Federated Hermes Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by -0.33 million shares to 2.42 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 2.75 million shares. A decline of -13.7% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.86 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.86.
Which companies own the most shares of Federated Hermes Inc (FHI)?
In terms of Federated Hermes Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 38.5 in the next 12 months, down nearly -25.17% from the previous closing price of $51.45. Analysts anticipate Federated Hermes Inc stock to reach 44 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 25.5. In spite of this, 4 analysts ranked Federated Hermes Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On January 07, 2025, JP Morgan assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $42.
