Honda Motor Co., Ltd. $HMC Shares Purchased by JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Key Points

• JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its Honda stake by 189.4% in Q3, buying an additional 225,140 shares to hold 344,038 shares valued at about $10.6 million.
• Honda beat expectations in its Feb. 10 quarter with EPS of $0.76 versus $0.52 estimated and revenue of $34.65 billion versus $33.34 billion, and set FY2026 guidance at 1.462 EPS.
• Honda has a market cap of $42.85 billion and a PE of 10.94; analysts' consensus rating is a Hold with a $25.00 price target, and institutional investors own 5.32% of the stock.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (NYSE:HMC - Free Report) by 189.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 344,038 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 225,140 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s holdings in Honda Motor were worth $10,596,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. bought a new stake in shares of Honda Motor during the second quarter valued at about $12,987,000. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Honda Motor by 2.4% during the 2nd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 10,367,489 shares of the company's stock valued at $298,895,000 after buying an additional 239,663 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Honda Motor by 28.4% during the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 512,054 shares of the company's stock worth $15,771,000 after buying an additional 113,347 shares in the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP lifted its stake in shares of Honda Motor by 55.4% in the 2nd quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 310,173 shares of the company's stock worth $8,942,000 after acquiring an additional 110,588 shares during the period. Finally, Millennium Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Honda Motor by 41.4% in the first quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 342,491 shares of the company's stock valued at $9,292,000 after acquiring an additional 100,330 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 5.32% of the company's stock.

Honda Motor Stock Performance

HMC opened at $27.45 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. The firm has a market cap of $42.85 billion, a PE ratio of 10.94, a P/E/G ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 0.37. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $30.39 and a 200-day simple moving average of $31.14. Honda Motor Co., Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $24.56 and a fifty-two week high of $34.89.

Honda Motor (NYSE:HMC - Get Free Report) last announced its 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 return on equity of 4.01% and a net margin of 2.34%.The company had revenue of $34.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $33.34 billion. Honda Motor has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.462-1.462 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Honda Motor Co., Ltd. will post 3.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently commented on HMC shares. Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Honda Motor in a report on Monday, December 29th. Nomura raised Honda Motor to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane started coverage on Honda Motor in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. They set an "underperform" rating and a $25.00 target price for the company. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $25.00.

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.

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