Zacks Research Forecasts Lower Earnings for Harley-Davidson

Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE:HOG - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research decreased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Harley-Davidson in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, November 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Singhi now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $4.21 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $4.27. The consensus estimate for Harley-Davidson's current full-year earnings is $3.81 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Harley-Davidson's Q1 2026 earnings at $1.81 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $1.49 EPS.

HOG has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Baird R W downgraded Harley-Davidson from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. UBS Group cut their price objective on Harley-Davidson from $40.00 to $35.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Citigroup cut their price objective on Harley-Davidson from $39.00 to $34.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 25th. Robert W. Baird downgraded Harley-Davidson from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and cut their price objective for the company from $44.00 to $40.00 in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded Harley-Davidson from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Friday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $42.57.

Harley-Davidson Price Performance

Shares of HOG stock traded up $0.14 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $33.06. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,104,383 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,736,087. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $35.56 and its 200-day simple moving average is $35.24. The company has a market capitalization of $4.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.41, a PEG ratio of 0.42 and a beta of 1.46. Harley-Davidson has a fifty-two week low of $26.40 and a fifty-two week high of $44.16. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.38.

Harley-Davidson declared that its board has initiated a share repurchase plan on Thursday, July 25th that authorizes the company to buyback $1.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to buy up to 19.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Harley-Davidson Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 27th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 16th were given a $0.1725 dividend. This represents a $0.69 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.09%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 16th. Harley-Davidson's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 15.54%.

Insider Transactions at Harley-Davidson

In other news, Director Maryrose Sylvester sold 4,278 shares of Harley-Davidson stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.25, for a total value of $137,965.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 17,687 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $570,405.75. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.87% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in Harley-Davidson by 19.0% in the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,008 shares of the company's stock valued at $67,000 after buying an additional 320 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its position in Harley-Davidson by 19.5% in the 2nd quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,970 shares of the company's stock valued at $66,000 after buying an additional 322 shares in the last quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank increased its position in Harley-Davidson by 0.7% in the 1st quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 51,975 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,273,000 after buying an additional 345 shares in the last quarter. Covestor Ltd increased its position in Harley-Davidson by 14.7% in the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 3,505 shares of the company's stock valued at $135,000 after buying an additional 448 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC increased its position in Harley-Davidson by 46.8% in the 2nd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,872 shares of the company's stock valued at $63,000 after buying an additional 597 shares in the last quarter. 85.10% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.