Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (NYSE:HMC) Given Average Rating of “Hold” by Brokerages

Shares of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (NYSE:HMC) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the seven brokerages that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have assigned a hold recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $25.00.

HMC has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Honda Motor in a report on Monday, December 29th. BNP Paribas Exane initiated coverage on Honda Motor in a report on Thursday, February 12th. They issued an “underperform” rating and a $25.00 price target for the company. Finally, Nomura raised shares of Honda Motor to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 9th.

Institutional Trading of Honda Motor

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. SG Trading Solutions LLC acquired a new position in Honda Motor during the fourth quarter worth approximately $511,000. Virtu Financial LLC grew its position in shares of Honda Motor by 99.8% during the fourth quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 16,105 shares of the company’s stock worth $475,000 after acquiring an additional 8,044 shares during the last quarter. Compound Planning Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Honda Motor by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 19,909 shares of the company’s stock valued at $587,000 after acquiring an additional 459 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its position in Honda Motor by 14.7% in the 4th quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 19,266 shares of the company’s stock valued at $568,000 after purchasing an additional 2,466 shares during the last quarter. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd grew its position in Honda Motor by 517.2% during the 4th quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 65,005 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,916,000 after purchasing an additional 54,473 shares during the last quarter. 5.32% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Honda Motor Stock Performance

Shares of Honda Motor stock opened at $30.15 on Wednesday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $30.53 and a 200-day simple moving average of $31.25. The company has a market cap of $47.05 billion, a PE ratio of 12.01, a P/E/G ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 0.37. Honda Motor has a one year low of $24.56 and a one year high of $34.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 1.36.

Honda Motor (NYSE:HMC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The company reported $0.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.52 by $0.24. Honda Motor had a net margin of 2.34% and a return on equity of 4.01%. The company had revenue of $34.65 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $33.34 billion. Honda Motor has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.462-1.462 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Honda Motor will post 3.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Honda Motor

Honda Motor Co, Ltd. is a global manufacturer and mobility company headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1948 by Soichiro Honda and Takeo Fujisawa. The company’s core businesses include the design, manufacture and sale of automobiles and motorcycles, along with a diverse portfolio of power products, engines and related components. Honda also operates in aviation through Honda Aircraft Company and offers financial services that support vehicle sales and leasing.

In automobiles, Honda is known for a range of passenger cars, crossovers and light trucks, and in motorcycles it is one of the world’s leading producers by volume and model breadth.