Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. Buys 43,582 Shares of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (NYSE:HMC)

Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. raised its holdings in Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (NYSE:HMC - Free Report) by 347.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 56,134 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 43,582 shares during the period. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C.'s holdings in Honda Motor were worth $1,603,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. FMR LLC raised its holdings in shares of Honda Motor by 52.5% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,355,835 shares of the company's stock worth $43,021,000 after purchasing an additional 466,842 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership bought a new position in shares of Honda Motor in the fourth quarter valued at $23,272,000. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Honda Motor by 153.8% during the 4th quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 668,092 shares of the company's stock valued at $19,074,000 after acquiring an additional 404,883 shares during the last quarter. Brandes Investment Partners LP boosted its stake in shares of Honda Motor by 13.1% during the 4th quarter. Brandes Investment Partners LP now owns 570,169 shares of the company's stock worth $16,278,000 after acquiring an additional 66,030 shares in the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Honda Motor by 6.7% in the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 500,097 shares of the company's stock worth $14,278,000 after acquiring an additional 31,267 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 5.32% of the company's stock.

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Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. UBS Group raised Honda Motor from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th. StockNews.com raised shares of Honda Motor from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th.

Honda Motor Stock Down 4.2 %

Shares of HMC traded down $1.17 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $26.45. The company's stock had a trading volume of 805,826 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,067,465. The company has a market cap of $41.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.16 and a beta of 0.57. Honda Motor Co., Ltd. has a 1 year low of $23.41 and a 1 year high of $36.80. The company has a quick ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The business has a fifty day moving average of $28.06 and a 200 day moving average of $28.39.

Honda Motor (NYSE:HMC - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $1.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.94 by $0.37. Honda Motor had a return on equity of 7.81% and a net margin of 4.76%. The company had revenue of $36.31 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $35.31 billion. As a group, analysts forecast that Honda Motor Co., Ltd. will post 3.99 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Honda Motor

Honda Motor Co, Ltd. develops, manufactures, and distributes motorcycles, automobiles, power, and other products in Japan, North America, Europe, Asia, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Motorcycle Business, Automobile Business, Financial Services Business, and Power Product and Other Businesses.