Herc Holdings Inc. (HRI) - Stock Analysis

Last updated: Jul 19, 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
$163.93
Market Cap
$4.55B
1D Return
+8.53%
YTD Return
+11.56%

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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%

Fundamental Analysis

4.0

Key Financial Insights: • Cash Generation • Heavy Leverage • Thin Coverage HRI generates solid cash flow and improving liquidity, but heavy leverage, thin interest coverage, and near-break-even earnings keep the risk profile elevated.

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Price Behavior

5.5

Key Price Behavior Insights: • Support holding • Resistance capped • Rebound fragile Support Level: $145-$146 Resistance Level: $153-$155 HRI rebounded sharply from its early-July low and is holding above near-term support, but it remains range-bound with $153-$155 resistance still blocking a confirmed breakout over the last month.

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Sentiment & News

Key News Insights: • H&E Acquisition • Specialty Rentals • Q2 Update Herc Holdings is set to benefit from the planned H&E acquisition and specialty rental expansion, with these higher-margin drivers expected to lift margins and EBITDA as it heads into its July 28 Q2 update.

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AI Summary

5.5
Neutral

HRI's post-H&E transformation and specialty/data-center rental upside make it a stronger growth platform, but the stock's real inflection depends on turning EBITDA into durable net earnings by integrating smoothly and rapidly de-levering a highly stretched balance sheet.

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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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