Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Has $193.12 Million Stock Holdings in Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE:HOG)

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE:HOG - Free Report) by 15.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,241,888 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 689,363 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned 3.76% of Harley-Davidson worth $193,115,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. BKM Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Harley-Davidson during the fourth quarter valued at about $36,000. Principal Securities Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Harley-Davidson in the 4th quarter worth approximately $38,000. Lindbrook Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of Harley-Davidson by 66.7% during the 4th quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC now owns 1,057 shares of the company's stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 423 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC lifted its position in Harley-Davidson by 115.0% during the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,150 shares of the company's stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 615 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Headinvest LLC acquired a new stake in Harley-Davidson in the third quarter valued at approximately $52,000. 85.10% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

HOG has been the subject of several analyst reports. DA Davidson increased their price objective on Harley-Davidson from $42.00 to $49.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, April 11th. Bank of America raised their price target on Harley-Davidson from $50.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, March 14th. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of Harley-Davidson from $36.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 27th. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Harley-Davidson from $29.00 to $39.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, February 16th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reduced their target price on Harley-Davidson from $50.00 to $45.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 26th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Harley-Davidson has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $46.43.

Harley-Davidson Stock Down 2.3 %

Shares of NYSE:HOG traded down $0.83 during trading on Thursday, hitting $35.41. The company's stock had a trading volume of 915,997 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,813,872. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $39.28 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $35.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.50, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a current ratio of 1.54. Harley-Davidson, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $25.43 and a fifty-two week high of $44.16. The company has a market capitalization of $4.76 billion, a PE ratio of 8.06, a P/E/G ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 1.48.

Harley-Davidson (NYSE:HOG - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 25th. The company reported $1.72 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.48 by $0.24. Harley-Davidson had a net margin of 11.03% and a return on equity of 19.48%. The business had revenue of $1.48 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.42 billion. As a group, research analysts expect that Harley-Davidson, Inc. will post 4.64 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Harley-Davidson Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 4th were given a dividend of $0.1725 per share. This is a positive change from Harley-Davidson's previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. This represents a $0.69 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.95%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 1st. Harley-Davidson's payout ratio is presently 15.33%.

Harley-Davidson 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.