Zacks Research Equities Analysts Increase Earnings Estimates for Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE:HOG)

Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE:HOG) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Harley-Davidson in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 17th. Zacks Research analyst L. Shahu now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.52 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.40. The consensus estimate for Harley-Davidson’s current full-year earnings is $4.19 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Harley-Davidson’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.31 EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at $1.47 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on HOG. DA Davidson boosted their target price on shares of Harley-Davidson from $42.00 to $49.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 11th. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Harley-Davidson from $29.00 to $39.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, February 16th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of Harley-Davidson from $45.00 to $50.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 3rd. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Harley-Davidson from $36.00 to $37.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 27th. Finally, Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Harley-Davidson from $50.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 14th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $46.67.

Harley-Davidson Stock Up 0.6 %

HOG opened at $38.06 on Friday. Harley-Davidson has a fifty-two week low of $25.43 and a fifty-two week high of $44.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.53, a current ratio of 1.53 and a quick ratio of 1.25. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $39.84 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $34.70. The company has a market capitalization of $5.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.90, a P/E/G ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 1.43.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. State of Michigan Retirement System raised its holdings in Harley-Davidson by 2.6% during the 1st quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System now owns 31,161 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,363,000 after purchasing an additional 800 shares during the last quarter. Diversified Trust Co raised its holdings in Harley-Davidson by 17.2% during the 1st quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 100,374 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,390,000 after purchasing an additional 14,751 shares during the last quarter. Future Financial Wealth Managment LLC bought a new stake in Harley-Davidson during the 1st quarter worth about $39,000. Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in Harley-Davidson during the 1st quarter worth about $217,000. Finally, Roble Belko & Company Inc bought a new stake in Harley-Davidson during the 1st quarter worth about $350,000. 85.10% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Harley-Davidson Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 20th. Investors of record on Monday, March 4th were issued a $0.1725 dividend. This represents a $0.69 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.81%. This is a boost from Harley-Davidson’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 1st. Harley-Davidson’s payout ratio is currently 14.32%.

Harley-Davidson Company Profile

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.