Honda Motor (NYSE:HMC) Earns Underperform Rating from Analysts at BNP Paribas Exane

BNP Paribas Exane assumed coverage on shares of Honda Motor (NYSE:HMC) in a research report sent to investors on Thursday morning, Marketbeat.com reports. The brokerage issued an underperform rating and a $25.00 price objective on the stock.

A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on HMC. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Honda Motor from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, October 20th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Honda Motor in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Nomura upgraded shares of Honda Motor to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Honda Motor has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $25.00.

Honda Motor Stock Performance

Shares of Honda Motor stock opened at $31.78 on Thursday. Honda Motor has a 12 month low of $24.56 and a 12 month high of $34.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 1.13. The stock has a market capitalization of $49.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.66, a PEG ratio of 2.64 and a beta of 0.37. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $30.51 and its 200-day simple moving average is $31.37.

Honda Motor (NYSE:HMC) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The company reported $0.76 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.52 by $0.24. Honda Motor had a net margin of 2.34% and a return on equity of 4.01%. The business had revenue of $34.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $33.34 billion. Honda Motor has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.462-1.462 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Honda Motor will post 3.99 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Honda Motor

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Savant Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of Honda Motor by 86.2% in the 2nd quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 22,073 shares of the company’s stock worth $636,000 after purchasing an additional 10,221 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. raised its holdings in Honda Motor by 4.3% in the second quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 227,722 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,565,000 after buying an additional 9,314 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Honda Motor by 2.4% during the second quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 10,367,489 shares of the company’s stock worth $298,895,000 after buying an additional 239,663 shares during the period. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. increased its position in shares of Honda Motor by 53.1% in the second quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 24,908 shares of the company’s stock worth $718,000 after acquiring an additional 8,636 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Equity Investment Corp raised its stake in shares of Honda Motor by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. Equity Investment Corp now owns 2,274,239 shares of the company’s stock valued at $70,047,000 after acquiring an additional 30,712 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 5.32% of the company’s stock.

About Honda Motor

Honda Motor Co, Ltd. is a global manufacturer and mobility company headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1948 by Soichiro Honda and Takeo Fujisawa. The company’s core businesses include the design, manufacture and sale of automobiles and motorcycles, along with a diverse portfolio of power products, engines and related components. Honda also operates in aviation through Honda Aircraft Company and offers financial services that support vehicle sales and leasing.

In automobiles, Honda is known for a range of passenger cars, crossovers and light trucks, and in motorcycles it is one of the world’s leading producers by volume and model breadth.