Honda Motor (HMC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. Beyond road vehicles, Honda produces power equipment such as portable generators, marine outboard motors, general-purpose engines and lawn care equipment. The company’s engineering and component operations supply internal combustion and electrified powertrains, transmissions, chassis components and advanced safety systems to its own brands and, in some cases, to other manufacturers.

Honda serves global markets with manufacturing and sales operations across Asia, North America, Europe and other regions, supporting extensive dealer and distribution networks. The company invests heavily in research and development focused on electrification, hydrogen fuel-cell technologies, advanced driver-assistance systems and other next-generation mobility solutions. These R&D efforts reflect Honda’s strategic priorities to transition its product lineup toward lower-emission and connected mobility offerings.

Leadership at Honda includes Toshihiro Mibe, who has served as President and CEO since April 2021. The company’s long-standing reputation emphasizes engineering, reliability and broad product coverage across consumer and commercial segments. Going forward, Honda’s strategy centers on balancing its legacy strengths in internal-combustion engines and motorcycles with accelerated development of electric and alternative-fuel vehicles and mobility services.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $26.17 to $26.66
• 50-Day Range: $23.51 to $27.88
• 52-Week Range: $23.25 to $34.89
• Volume: 3.56 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.69 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $40.87 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 3.97%
• Price Target: $25.00
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Honda Motor Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Honda Motor scored higher than 51% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 63rd out of 85 stocks in the auto/tires/trucks sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Honda Motor has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.83, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

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: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Honda Motor are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.35) to $2.93 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Honda Motor is -13.71, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Honda Motor is -13.71, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Honda Motor has a P/B Ratio of 0.49. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.14% 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 1.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Honda Motor has recently decreased by 30.43%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Honda Motor is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.05%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Honda Motor is 41.43%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Honda Motor will have a dividend payout ratio of 35.49% next year. This indicates that Honda Motor will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.36

News Sentiment

Honda Motor has a news sentiment score of 0.36. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.52 average news sentiment score of Auto/Tires/Trucks companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for Honda Motor this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 14 people have searched for HMC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -26% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added Honda Motor to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% 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: 5/14/2026
• Today: 5/16/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Auto/Tires/Trucks
• Industry: AUTO - FOREIGN
• Sub-Industry: Automobiles And Trucks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:HMC
• CIK: 715153
• Web: global.honda
• Phone: (133) 423-1111
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 194,173
• Year Founded: 1948

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Honda Motor: $25.00
• High Price Target: $25.00
• Low Price Target: $25.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -4.5%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.83
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.51
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $5.52 billion
• Net Margins: -1.75%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -3.04%
• Return on Assets: -1.20%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.65
• Current Ratio: 1.36
• Quick Ratio: 1.09

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $144.79 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.28
• Cash Flow: $6.66 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.93
• Book Value: $53.40 per share
• Price / Book: 0.49

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,560,850,000
• Free Float: 1,560,699,000
• Market Cap: $40.87 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.41