Natixis Advisors LLC Has $4.59 Million Stock Holdings in Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (NYSE:HMC)

Natixis Advisors LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (NYSE:HMC - Free Report) by 27.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 160,751 shares of the company's stock after selling 59,877 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC's holdings in Honda Motor were worth $4,589,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its position in Honda Motor by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 10,345,816 shares of the company's stock worth $328,273,000 after purchasing an additional 227,890 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC grew its stake in shares of Honda Motor by 52.5% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,355,835 shares of the company's stock worth $43,021,000 after buying an additional 466,842 shares during the last quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Honda Motor by 153.8% during the fourth quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 668,092 shares of the company's stock worth $19,074,000 after buying an additional 404,883 shares in the last quarter. Brandes Investment Partners LP increased its holdings in shares of Honda Motor by 13.1% during the fourth quarter. Brandes Investment Partners LP now owns 570,169 shares of the company's stock worth $16,278,000 after buying an additional 66,030 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Honda Motor during the 4th quarter valued at $11,909,000. Institutional investors own 5.32% of the company's stock.

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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

HMC has been the subject of a number of research reports. UBS Group upgraded shares of Honda Motor from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Honda Motor from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 19th.

Honda Motor Trading Down 1.9 %

Shares of HMC stock traded down $0.59 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $29.55. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,057,011 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,013,202. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $28.47 and its 200-day simple moving average is $28.79. Honda Motor Co., Ltd. has a 52 week low of $23.41 and a 52 week high of $37.37. The company has a market cap of $46.12 billion, a PE ratio of 6.87 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a current ratio of 1.38.

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

Honda Motor Profile

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.