Analysts Issue Forecasts for Harley-Davidson FY2025 Earnings

Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE:HOG) – DA Davidson cut their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Harley-Davidson in a report issued on Monday, November 10th. DA Davidson analyst G. Bryan now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $3.95 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $4.32. DA Davidson has a “Buy” rating and a $30.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Harley-Davidson’s current full-year earnings is $3.44 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Harley-Davidson’s Q4 2025 earnings at ($1.10) EPS.

Harley-Davidson (NYSE:HOG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported $3.10 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.38 by $1.72. Harley-Davidson had a return on equity of 7.43% and a net margin of 5.76%.The company had revenue of $1.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.01 billion.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Zacks Research cut shares of Harley-Davidson from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Harley-Davidson from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Griffin Securities set a $34.00 price objective on shares of Harley-Davidson in a research report on Monday, August 25th. Morgan Stanley lowered Harley-Davidson from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $27.00 to $25.00 in a report on Monday, October 27th. Finally, UBS Group set a $28.00 target price on Harley-Davidson and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Harley-Davidson has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $29.57.

Harley-Davidson Stock Performance

NYSE:HOG opened at $25.36 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32, a current ratio of 1.37 and a quick ratio of 1.20. The firm has a market cap of $3.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.40 and a beta of 1.39. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $27.85 and its 200 day moving average price is $25.94. Harley-Davidson has a 1-year low of $20.45 and a 1-year high of $35.21.

Institutional Trading of Harley-Davidson

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of HOG. Covestor Ltd increased its position in shares of Harley-Davidson by 6.7% in the third quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 7,057 shares of the company’s stock valued at $197,000 after buying an additional 442 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Harley-Davidson by 139.0% in the 3rd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 944 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 549 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in Harley-Davidson by 3.9% in the 2nd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 16,129 shares of the company’s stock valued at $412,000 after acquiring an additional 607 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS grew its stake in Harley-Davidson by 2.6% in the 2nd quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 28,093 shares of the company’s stock valued at $663,000 after acquiring an additional 700 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. increased its holdings in Harley-Davidson by 209.7% during the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,053 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 713 shares in the last quarter. 85.10% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Harley-Davidson Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 24th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 10th were paid a $0.18 dividend. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 10th. Harley-Davidson’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 17.48%.

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.