Zacks Research Lifts Earnings Estimates for Harley-Davidson

Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE:HOG - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Harley-Davidson in a report released on Wednesday, February 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Singhi now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.99 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.97. The consensus estimate for Harley-Davidson's current full-year earnings is $3.44 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Harley-Davidson's Q3 2026 earnings at $1.19 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.82 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the company. Bank of America reduced their price target on Harley-Davidson from $40.00 to $35.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Robert W. Baird reduced their target price on shares of Harley-Davidson from $40.00 to $36.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, December 31st. Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of Harley-Davidson from $31.00 to $29.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. UBS Group dropped their price target on shares of Harley-Davidson from $35.00 to $28.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on shares of Harley-Davidson from $33.00 to $31.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $33.57.

Harley-Davidson Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of HOG traded up $0.02 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $26.36. 2,364,304 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,251,897. Harley-Davidson has a 1-year low of $25.25 and a 1-year high of $44.16. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $28.20 and a 200-day moving average price of $32.62. 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 company has a market cap of $3.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.91, a P/E/G ratio of 0.38 and a beta of 1.46.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of HOG. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Harley-Davidson by 22,680.0% in the 3rd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 4,182,864 shares of the company's stock worth $161,166,000 after buying an additional 4,164,502 shares in the last quarter. Donald Smith & CO. Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Harley-Davidson during the fourth quarter valued at about $50,368,000. Brickwood Asset Management LLP acquired a new stake in Harley-Davidson in the fourth quarter worth about $27,783,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in Harley-Davidson in the 4th quarter valued at about $18,802,000. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. raised its position in shares of Harley-Davidson by 14.2% during the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 3,496,579 shares of the company's stock worth $105,352,000 after buying an additional 435,200 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.10% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Luke Christopher Mansfield sold 3,400 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $25.96, for a total value of $88,264.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 23,555 shares of the company's stock, valued at $611,487.80. This trade represents a 12.61 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.87% of the company's stock.

Harley-Davidson Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be issued a $0.18 dividend. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.73%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. This is an increase from Harley-Davidson's previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. Harley-Davidson's payout ratio is currently 21.62%.

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.