Q1 2025 EPS Estimates for Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE:HOG) Cut by Analyst

Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE:HOG) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Harley-Davidson in a report issued on Wednesday, April 10th. Zacks Research analyst L. Shahu now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.40 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.47. The consensus estimate for Harley-Davidson’s current full-year earnings is $4.22 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Harley-Davidson’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.26 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.37 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.76 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.41 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.25 EPS.

HOG has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of Harley-Davidson from $50.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, March 14th. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Harley-Davidson from $29.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 16th. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of Harley-Davidson from $36.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 27th. DA Davidson increased their price objective on shares of Harley-Davidson from $42.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on shares of Harley-Davidson from $45.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 3rd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $46.67.

Harley-Davidson Trading Down 1.8 %

Shares of Harley-Davidson stock opened at $40.60 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.53. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $39.38 and a 200 day simple moving average of $34.46. Harley-Davidson has a 12-month low of $25.43 and a 12-month high of $44.16.

Harley-Davidson (NYSE:HOG) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 8th. The company reported $0.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.04 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $791.65 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $875.29 million. Harley-Davidson had a net margin of 12.11% and a return on equity of 22.00%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 13.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.28 EPS.

Harley-Davidson Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 4th were paid a $0.1725 dividend. This represents a $0.69 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.70%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 1st. This is a positive change from Harley-Davidson’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. Harley-Davidson’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 14.32%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of HOG. Natixis Advisors L.P. boosted its stake in shares of Harley-Davidson by 34.1% in the 1st quarter. Natixis Advisors L.P. now owns 36,335 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,432,000 after purchasing an additional 9,243 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS boosted its stake in shares of Harley-Davidson by 10.5% in the 1st quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 56,394 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,222,000 after purchasing an additional 5,377 shares during the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. boosted its stake in Harley-Davidson by 1.5% during the 1st quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 12,727,257 shares of the company’s stock worth $501,454,000 after acquiring an additional 194,089 shares during the last quarter. Great West Life Assurance Co. Can boosted its stake in Harley-Davidson by 8.1% during the 1st quarter. Great West Life Assurance Co. Can now owns 86,260 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,496,000 after acquiring an additional 6,447 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Yousif Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Harley-Davidson by 1.8% during the 1st quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 85,664 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,375,000 after acquiring an additional 1,495 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.10% of the company’s stock.

About Harley-Davidson

Harley-Davidson, Inc manufactures and sells motorcycles in the United States and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Harley-Davidson Motor Company, LiveWire, and Harley-Davidson Financial Services. The Harley-Davidson Motor Company segment designs, manufactures, and sells motorcycles, including cruiser, trike, touring, standard, sportbike, adventure, and dual sport, as well as motorcycle parts, accessories, and apparel, as well as licenses its trademarks and related services.