Herc (HRI) Competitors $144.93 +7.65 (+5.57%) Closing price 07/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$147.71 +2.78 (+1.92%) As of 07/8/2025 06:24 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HRI vs. EWBC, DOV, ITT, PH, SF, SNV, TEX, TKR, URI, and WCCShould you be buying Herc stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Herc include East West Bancorp (EWBC), Dover (DOV), ITT (ITT), Parker-Hannifin (PH), Stifel Financial (SF), Synovus Financial (SNV), Terex (TEX), Timken (TKR), United Rentals (URI), and WESCO International (WCC). Herc vs. Its Competitors East West Bancorp Dover ITT Parker-Hannifin Stifel Financial Synovus Financial Terex Timken United Rentals WESCO International Herc (NYSE:HRI) and East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) are related companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment. Does the media favor HRI or EWBC? In the previous week, East West Bancorp had 4 more articles in the media than Herc. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for East West Bancorp and 9 mentions for Herc. East West Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Herc's score of 1.09 indicating that East West Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Herc 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive East West Bancorp 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is HRI or EWBC more profitable? East West Bancorp has a net margin of 25.73% compared to Herc's net margin of 3.53%. Herc's return on equity of 24.10% beat East West Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Herc3.53% 24.10% 4.30% East West Bancorp 25.73%15.23%1.55% Do analysts rate HRI or EWBC? Herc presently has a consensus target price of $139.20, suggesting a potential downside of 3.95%. East West Bancorp has a consensus target price of $110.31, suggesting a potential upside of 1.95%. Given East West Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe East West Bancorp is more favorable than Herc.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Herc 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60East West Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.62 Which has better valuation & earnings, HRI or EWBC? East West Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Herc. East West Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Herc, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHerc$3.57B1.16$211M$4.4932.28East West Bancorp$4.53B3.29$1.17B$8.3812.91 Is HRI or EWBC a better dividend stock? Herc pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. East West Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Herc pays out 62.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. East West Bancorp pays out 28.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Herc has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and East West Bancorp has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years. East West Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more volatility & risk, HRI or EWBC? Herc has a beta of 1.86, suggesting that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, East West Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders believe in HRI or EWBC? 93.1% of Herc shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.5% of East West Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Herc shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of East West Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryEast West Bancorp beats Herc on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Herc News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HRI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HRI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HRI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHercTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.91B$7.15B$7.11B$20.52BDividend Yield2.04%1.73%914.36%3.76%P/E Ratio32.2816.3112.9127.79Price / Sales1.165.89342.9140.48Price / Cash3.316.607.4722.26Price / Book2.951.982.114.58Net Income$211M$360.72M$563.51M$982.91M7 Day Performance0.98%0.19%0.47%0.41%1 Month Performance19.12%5.72%4.22%3.59%1 Year Performance16.07%44.54%5.17%14.47% Herc Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HRIHerc3.2849 of 5 stars$144.93+5.6%$139.20-4.0%+12.6%$3.91B$3.57B32.287,600Positive NewsEWBCEast West Bancorp3.7306 of 5 stars$100.98-0.1%$107.85+6.8%+53.0%$13.94B$4.53B12.053,100Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastDOVDover4.7057 of 5 stars$183.34+0.0%$208.58+13.8%+6.8%$25.13B$7.75B11.0424,000Trending NewsITTITT4.2986 of 5 stars$156.93-0.6%$165.50+5.5%+24.4%$12.43B$3.63B24.9511,700PHParker-Hannifin4.5075 of 5 stars$698.99-0.2%$719.71+3.0%+39.0%$89.51B$19.93B26.9261,120Positive NewsSFStifel Financial3.8879 of 5 stars$103.98+0.3%$105.50+1.5%+32.3%$10.65B$4.97B19.889,000Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeSNVSynovus Financial4.7865 of 5 stars$51.80+0.2%$56.56+9.2%+39.7%$7.19B$3.43B14.514,775Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastTEXTerex4.4108 of 5 stars$46.72-1.7%$50.90+8.9%-4.6%$3.15B$5.13B12.7311,400News CoveragePositive NewsTKRTimken4.453 of 5 stars$72.62-0.8%$79.00+8.8%-3.1%$5.12B$4.57B15.6519,000Positive NewsURIUnited Rentals4.4668 of 5 stars$754.56+0.3%$766.23+1.5%+24.4%$48.92B$15.35B19.5427,900Positive NewsWCCWESCO International3.0897 of 5 stars$185.57+0.1%$212.63+14.6%+24.9%$9.05B$21.82B14.0420,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies East West Bancorp Competitors Dover Competitors ITT Competitors Parker-Hannifin Competitors Stifel Financial Competitors Synovus Financial Competitors Terex Competitors Timken Competitors United Rentals Competitors WESCO International Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:HRI) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA grave, grave error.I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. 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