Honda Motor (HMC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. is a Japan-based mobility company that develops, manufactures and sells automobiles, motorcycles and power products. Its automotive lineup includes passenger cars, light trucks, hybrid-electric vehicles and battery-electric vehicles, while its motorcycle business serves customers across commuter, recreational and performance segments. Honda also produces power equipment, including engines, generators, lawn and garden equipment, and other products.

Founded in 1948 by Soichiro Honda and Takeo Fujisawa, the company began as a manufacturer of motorcycle engines and grew into one of the world’s major vehicle producers. Honda also provides financial services, including vehicle financing and leasing, through affiliated operations in selected markets. In addition, the company has invested in mobility technologies, fuel-cell systems, robotics and other forms of transportation.

Honda serves customers through manufacturing, sales and distribution operations in Japan and international markets across North America, Europe, Asia and other regions. Toshihiro Mibe has served as Honda’s president and chief executive officer since 2021, overseeing the company’s automotive, motorcycle, power products and emerging mobility businesses.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $33.69 to $34.21
• 50-Day Range: $31.06 to $34.58
• 52-Week Range: $23.25 to $34.64
• Volume: 1.42 million shs
• Average Volume: 935,538 shs
• Market Capitalization: $53.34 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 2.93%
• Price Target: $34.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Honda Motor Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Honda Motor scored higher than 48% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 294th out of 483 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Honda Motor has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Honda Motor is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Honda Motor has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 61.33%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Honda Motor are expected to grow by 61.33% in the coming year, from $2.25 to $3.63 per share.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Honda Motor has a P/B Ratio of 0.67. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.22% of the float of Honda Motor has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Honda Motor has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.67, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Honda Motor has recently increased by 70.46%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Honda Motor pays a meaningful dividend of 2.90%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Honda Motor does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Honda Motor will have a dividend payout ratio of 27.55% next year. This indicates that Honda Motor will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.32

News Sentiment

Honda Motor has a news sentiment score of 0.32. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Honda Motor this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for HMC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -60% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

20 people have added Honda Motor to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Honda Motor insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.01% of the stock of Honda Motor is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

5.32% of the stock of Honda Motor is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/01/2026
• Today: 10/23/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/11/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Automobiles
• Sub-Industry: Automobile Manufacturers
• Current Symbol: NYSE:HMC
• CIK: 715153
• Web: www.honda.co.jp
• Phone: (133) 423-1111
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 195,109
• Year Founded: 1948

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Honda Motor: $34.00
• High Price Target: $34.00
• Low Price Target: $34.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -0.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.60
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.70)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.19
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$2.80 billion
• Net Margins: -0.73%
• Pretax Margin: -1.85%
• Return on Equity: -1.30%
• Return on Assets: -0.49%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.69
• Current Ratio: 1.29
• Quick Ratio: 1.04

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $22.52 trillion
• Price / Sales: 0.00
• Cash Flow: $3.66 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.33
• Book Value: $51.37 per share
• Price / Book: 0.67

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,560,855,000
• Free Float: 1,560,699,000
• Market Cap: $53.34 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.46