Q1 Earnings Forecast for Harley-Davidson Issued By KeyCorp

Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE:HOG - Free Report) - Investment analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Harley-Davidson in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, April 16th. KeyCorp analyst N. Zatzkin anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.75 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Harley-Davidson's current full-year earnings is $3.44 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Harley-Davidson's Q2 2025 earnings at $1.18 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.04 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.03 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.03 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.92 EPS.

Harley-Davidson (NYSE:HOG - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported ($0.93) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.65) by ($0.28). Harley-Davidson had a return on equity of 13.64% and a net margin of 9.25%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.18 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also weighed in on HOG. Robert W. Baird dropped their price objective on Harley-Davidson from $32.00 to $26.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 4th. UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of Harley-Davidson from $35.00 to $28.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. DA Davidson reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $31.00 price target on shares of Harley-Davidson in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Citigroup cut their price objective on Harley-Davidson from $29.00 to $28.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on Harley-Davidson from $33.00 to $31.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $32.00.

Harley-Davidson Stock Up 3.2 %

HOG opened at $22.56 on Friday. Harley-Davidson has a 12 month low of $20.45 and a 12 month high of $40.14. The company has a current ratio of 1.40, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41. The business's 50-day moving average price is $24.81 and its 200-day moving average price is $29.28. The company has a market cap of $2.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.77, a P/E/G ratio of 0.38 and a beta of 1.28.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Harley-Davidson

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its stake in Harley-Davidson by 9.3% in the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 21,993 shares of the company's stock worth $847,000 after purchasing an additional 1,875 shares in the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC boosted its stake in Harley-Davidson by 4.7% during the third quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 8,430 shares of the company's stock valued at $325,000 after buying an additional 379 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC grew its holdings in Harley-Davidson by 135.7% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 282,932 shares of the company's stock valued at $10,900,000 after buying an additional 162,899 shares in the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC bought a new stake in Harley-Davidson in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $479,000. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Harley-Davidson during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $2,725,000. Institutional investors own 85.10% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Luke Christopher Mansfield sold 3,400 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $25.96, for a total value of $88,264.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 23,555 shares of the company's stock, valued at $611,487.80. This represents a 12.61 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.93% of the company's stock.

Harley-Davidson Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th were issued a $0.18 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. This is a boost from Harley-Davidson's previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.19%. Harley-Davidson's payout ratio is 21.62%.

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.

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