Harley-Davidson, Inc. Expected to Earn Q1 2025 Earnings of $1.52 Per Share (NYSE:HOG)

Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE:HOG - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Harley-Davidson in a research note issued on Wednesday, April 17th. Zacks Research analyst L. Shahu now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.52 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.40. The consensus estimate for Harley-Davidson's current full-year earnings is $4.19 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Harley-Davidson's Q2 2025 earnings at $1.31 EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at $1.47 EPS.

Harley-Davidson (NYSE:HOG - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 8th. The company reported $0.18 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.04 by $0.14. Harley-Davidson had a net margin of 12.11% and a return on equity of 22.00%. The company had revenue of $791.65 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $875.29 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.28 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was down 13.8% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on HOG. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on shares of Harley-Davidson from $45.00 to $50.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 3rd. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Harley-Davidson from $29.00 to $39.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, February 16th. Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of Harley-Davidson from $50.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, March 14th. Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of Harley-Davidson from $36.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 27th. Finally, DA Davidson raised their price objective on shares of Harley-Davidson from $42.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, April 11th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Harley-Davidson presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $46.67.

Harley-Davidson Stock Up 0.6 %

Shares of HOG traded up $0.23 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $38.06. 1,315,176 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,658,539. The company has a current ratio of 1.53, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.53. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $39.84 and a 200 day simple moving average of $34.70. Harley-Davidson has a 52 week low of $25.43 and a 52 week high of $44.16. The company has a market cap of $5.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.90, a PEG ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 1.43.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Quadrant Capital Group LLC boosted its stake in Harley-Davidson by 95.0% in the 4th quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 788 shares of the company's stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 384 shares during the period. Lazard Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Harley-Davidson in the first quarter worth about $31,000. BKM Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Harley-Davidson in the fourth quarter worth about $36,000. Principal Securities Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Harley-Davidson in the fourth quarter worth about $38,000. Finally, Lindbrook Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Harley-Davidson by 66.7% in the fourth quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC now owns 1,057 shares of the company's stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 423 shares in the last quarter. 85.10% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Harley-Davidson Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 4th were given a $0.1725 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 1st. This represents a $0.69 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.81%. This is a positive change from Harley-Davidson's previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. Harley-Davidson's payout ratio is 14.32%.

Harley-Davidson Company Profile

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.