Q1 2025 EPS Estimates for Harley-Davidson, Inc. Lifted by Analyst (NYSE:HOG)

Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE:HOG) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Harley-Davidson in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 17th. Zacks Research analyst L. Shahu now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.52 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.40. The consensus estimate for Harley-Davidson’s current full-year earnings is $4.19 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Harley-Davidson’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.31 EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at $1.47 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. UBS Group boosted their target price on Harley-Davidson from $29.00 to $39.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, February 16th. DA Davidson boosted their price objective on Harley-Davidson from $42.00 to $49.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 11th. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on shares of Harley-Davidson from $45.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 3rd. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Harley-Davidson from $36.00 to $37.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 27th. Finally, Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of Harley-Davidson from $50.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 14th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Harley-Davidson has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $46.67.

Harley-Davidson Stock Performance

Shares of Harley-Davidson stock opened at $37.82 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $39.81 and its 200 day simple moving average is $34.66. The company has a current ratio of 1.53, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.53. The company has a market capitalization of $5.09 billion, a PE ratio of 7.85, a PEG ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 1.43. Harley-Davidson has a 12 month low of $25.43 and a 12 month high of $44.16.

Harley-Davidson (NYSE:HOG) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 8th. The company reported $0.18 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.04 by $0.14. Harley-Davidson had a net margin of 12.11% and a return on equity of 22.00%. The company had revenue of $791.65 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $875.29 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.28 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 13.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Harley-Davidson Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 4th were issued a $0.1725 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 1st. This is an increase from Harley-Davidson’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. This represents a $0.69 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.82%. Harley-Davidson’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 14.32%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Natixis Advisors L.P. boosted its holdings in shares of Harley-Davidson by 34.1% in the 1st quarter. Natixis Advisors L.P. now owns 36,335 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,432,000 after buying an additional 9,243 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS raised its stake in Harley-Davidson by 10.5% in the 1st quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 56,394 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,222,000 after acquiring an additional 5,377 shares during the period. BlackRock Inc. lifted its holdings in Harley-Davidson by 1.5% during the 1st quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 12,727,257 shares of the company’s stock valued at $501,454,000 after purchasing an additional 194,089 shares during the last quarter. Great West Life Assurance Co. Can boosted its position in Harley-Davidson by 8.1% during the first quarter. Great West Life Assurance Co. Can now owns 86,260 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,496,000 after purchasing an additional 6,447 shares during the period. Finally, Yousif Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Harley-Davidson by 1.8% in the first quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 85,664 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,375,000 after purchasing an additional 1,495 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.10% of the company’s stock.

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.