Honda Motor (NYSE:HMC) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• Honda Motor updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance, projecting earnings per share of $2.19 and revenue of $146 billion.
• The stock experienced a 3.0% drop in price, trading at $31.42 per share, with a market capitalization of $49.03 billion.
• Recent analyst ratings have been mixed, with Macquarie downgrading Honda from "outperform" to "neutral" and Wall Street Zen shifting from "hold" to "sell."

Honda Motor (NYSE:HMC - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 2.190-2.190 for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $146.0 billion-$146.0 billion.

Honda Motor Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of NYSE HMC traded up $0.10 on Monday, reaching $32.66. 49,231 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,091,096. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $30.38 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $29.31. Honda Motor has a 12 month low of $23.41 and a 12 month high of $34.51. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. The company has a market cap of $50.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 0.52.

Honda Motor (NYSE:HMC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The company reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.51 by $0.46. The business had revenue of $36.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $36.04 billion. Honda Motor had a net margin of 2.95% and a return on equity of 5.03%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Honda Motor will post 3.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on HMC. Macquarie downgraded shares of Honda Motor from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 25th. Dbs Bank downgraded shares of Honda Motor from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on Honda Motor in a research note on Monday, April 14th. They set a "market perform" rating for the company. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Honda Motor from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold".

Institutional Trading of Honda Motor

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings in Honda Motor by 121.2% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 2,119 shares of the company's stock valued at $57,000 after purchasing an additional 1,161 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC lifted its holdings in Honda Motor by 41.4% during the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 342,491 shares of the company's stock worth $9,292,000 after purchasing an additional 100,330 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC raised its holdings in Honda Motor by 5.8% in the 1st quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 8,552 shares of the company's stock valued at $232,000 after acquiring an additional 468 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Honda Motor by 29.5% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 39,558 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,073,000 after purchasing an additional 9,001 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada grew its position in Honda Motor by 8.6% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 285,203 shares of the company's stock worth $7,737,000 after acquiring an additional 22,479 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 5.32% of the company's stock.

About Honda Motor

Honda Motor Co, Ltd. develops, manufactures, and distributes motorcycles, automobiles, power, and other products in Japan, North America, Europe, Asia, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Motorcycle Business, Automobile Business, Financial Services Business, and Power Product and Other Businesses.