Herc Holdings Inc (HRI): Billionaire Mario Gabelli’s GAMCO Investors Continues to Raise Its Stake

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Billionaire Mario Gabelli‘s GAMCO Investors continues to boost its stake in Herc Holdings Inc (NYSE:HRI) as per a newly-amended 13D filing with the SEC, in which it reported holding 3.21 million shares in aggregate with its affiliates, which amass 11.33% of the float. Out of the aggregate amount, GAMCO solely owns 2.36 million shares, which represent 8.35% of the outstanding stock. Previously, the fund and its partners held a total of 2.92 million shares or 10.33% of the float, with GAMCO solely owning 2.27 million of those shares, which accounted for 8.03% of Herc Holdings’ outstanding stock.

Herc Holdings (formerly Hertz) is a holding company that provides professional car rental and leasing services, running in four divisions: US Car Rental, International Car Rental, Worldwide Equipment, and Other Operations. In its financial report for the second quarter of 2016, Her Holdings reported a loss per share of $0.28 and revenue of $380.4 million, compared to earnings per share of $0.35 and revenue of $422.7 million for the same period of 2015. Earlier this month, Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on Herc Holdings’ stock with a price target of $57.

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11 smart money investors in our database reported having long positions in Herc Holdings (NYSE:HRI) as of the end of June. Among them were David Cohen and Harold Levy’s Iridian Asset Management, with a position worth around $165.92 million, Karthik Sarma’s SRS Investment Management, which owned a position valued at $110.10 million, Jim Simons’ Renaissance Technologies, David Einhorn’s Greenlight Capital, Andrew Feldstein and Stephen Siderow’s Blue Mountain Capital, and Ken Griffin’s Citadel Investment Group.

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Ownership Summary Table

Name Sole Voting Power Shared Voting Power Sole Dispositive Power Shared Dispositive Power Aggregate Amount Owned Power Percent of Class
Gabelli Funds 798,270 798,270 798,270 2.82%
GAMCO Asset Management Inc. I.D. No. 13-40445 2,204,101 2,363,827 2,363,827 8.35%
Gabelli Securities, Inc. I.D. No. 13-3379374 5,857 5,857 5,857 0.02%
Gabelli Foundation, Inc. I.D. No. 94 12,500 12,500 12,500 0.04%
MJG Associates, Inc. I.D. No. 06-1304 1,000 1,000 1,000 0.00%
MJG-IV Limited Partnership I.D. No. 13-31918 733 733 733 0.00%
GGCP, Inc. I.D. No. 13-3056041 799 799 799 0.00%
GAMCO Investors, Inc. I.D. No. 13-400786 308 308 308 0.00%
Associated Capital Group, Inc. I.D. No. 47-3965991 Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) (b) 0.00%
Mario J. Gabelli 24,385 24,385 24,385 0.08%

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 5)
Herc Holdings Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, Par Value $0.01
(Title of Class of Securities)
                                                                                                          ________42704L104_________
(CUSIP Number)
David Goldman
GAMCO Investors, Inc.
One Corporate Center
Rye, New York 10580-1435
(914) 921-5000
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
______________________ September 22, 2016________________________
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box .

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