Herc Holdings Inc. (HRI) - Stock Analysis

Last updated: Jul 26, 2026

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Constructive short-term momentum into 2026-07-28 earnings: shares up 12.8% over 21 trading days, broke above 153-155 resistance, jumped on 2026-07-23, and headlines suggest possible estimate beat supported by H&E integration and data-center exposure.

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Idea window: 7/23/2026 – 7/30/2026Sector: Industrials

AI Analyst Overview

Last Price
$143.02
Market Cap
$4.55B
1D Return
-3.52%
YTD Return
-2.67%

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Valuation Metrics

P/E
-906.6
P/B
2.4
P/S
1.0
EV/EBITDA
11.3
Div Yield
2.06%

Price Behavior

7.0

Key Price Behavior Insights: • Breakout Hold • Uptrend Strength • Pullback Risk Support Level: $151-$153 Resistance Level: $153.00 HRI remains constructive with a strong breakout above $153 and a higher-high/higher-low trend over the last month, but the stock is short-term stretched, so holding $151-$153 is key while a slip back below that zone would weaken the setup.

bullish
breakout

Sentiment & News

6.0

Key News Insights: • Acquisition upside • Data center growth • Earnings beat 기대 Herc Holdings is seeing improving sentiment as its H&E acquisition and specialty rentals expansion support margin/EBITDA upside, with Q2 earnings due July 28 and shares already jumping on strong volume.

Growth
Earnings
AI

AI Summary

6.0
Neutral

HRI should now be viewed less as a cyclical rental play and more as a leveraged post-acquisition integration story: the H&E deal has expanded scale and specialty reach, but the stock's upside now depends on revenue growth translating into margin, cash flow, and lower financing drag rather than just bigger sales.

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AI summary updated 3 days ago

Description

Herc Holdings Inc. is a Bonita Springs, Florida–based equipment rental company founded in 1965 that provides a broad range of construction and industrial machinery, specialty systems for power, climate and remediation, and professional-grade contractor tools. Beyond rentals, the business supplies maintenance, repair, equipment management and on-site support services, sells used equipment and consumables, and offers logistics and ancillary services such as transport and refueling. Its customer base spans construction, industrial manufacturing, infrastructure, government and commercial sectors, with sales conducted through direct sales, catalogs, industry events and online channels.

Idea History

DateCloseTickerCompanySummaryStatusP/L
Jul 23Jul 30HRIHerc Holdings Inc.
Constructive short-term momentum into 2026-07-28 earnings: shares up 12.8% over 21 trading days, broke above 153-155 resistance, jumped on 2026-07-23, and headlines suggest possible estimate beat supported by H&E integration and data-center exposure.
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