Herc Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HRI – Get Free Report) rose 8.5% on Tuesday after Citigroup raised their price target on the stock from $130.00 to $140.00. Citigroup currently has a buy rating on the stock. Herc traded as high as $123.85 and last traded at $127.05. Approximately 86,033 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 78% from the average daily volume of 391,685 shares. The stock had previously closed at $117.09.
A number of other equities research analysts have also commented on HRI. Barclays reduced their price target on Herc from $250.00 to $160.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $146.00 price target (down from $171.00) on shares of Herc in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Robert W. Baird dropped their price target on Herc from $129.00 to $110.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on Herc from $225.00 to $140.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Herc currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $139.20.
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Herc Price Performance
The business has a fifty day moving average price of $120.31 and a 200-day moving average price of $152.28. The company has a current ratio of 1.50, a quick ratio of 1.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.62 billion, a PE ratio of 28.28, a PEG ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.88.
Herc (NYSE:HRI – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 22nd. The transportation company reported $1.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.51 by ($1.21). Herc had a return on equity of 24.10% and a net margin of 3.53%. The firm had revenue of $861.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $841.67 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.36 earnings per share. Research analysts expect that Herc Holdings Inc. will post 12.84 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Herc Dividend Announcement
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 30th were issued a $0.70 dividend. This represents a $2.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.21%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 30th. Herc’s payout ratio is currently 62.36%.
About Herc
Herc Holdings Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an equipment rental supplier. It rents aerial, earthmoving, material handling, trucks and trailers, air compressors, compaction, and lighting equipment, as well as generators, and safety supplies and expendables; and provides ProSolutions, an industry specific solution based services, such as pumping solutions, power generation, climate control, remediation and restoration, and studio and production equipment.
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