Honda Motor (HMC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. is a Japanese manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles and power products. The company’s automotive lineup includes passenger cars, sport utility vehicles, light trucks and electric vehicles sold primarily under the Honda brand, as well as luxury vehicles marketed through its Acura brand in select markets.

Honda also develops and sells motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, generators, lawn and garden equipment, marine engines and other power products. Through Honda Aircraft Company, it produces HondaJet light business aircraft. The company also provides financing and other financial services to support vehicle sales and ownership.

Founded in 1948 by Soichiro Honda and Takeo Fujisawa, Honda has grown into a global company serving customers across Japan, North America, Europe, Asia and other international markets. Its operations include research, product development, manufacturing, sales and distribution, with a growing focus on electrification and other mobility technologies.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $31.60 to $32.18
• 50-Day Range: $28.04 to $33.39
• 52-Week Range: $23.25 to $33.44
• Volume: 658,146 shs
• Average Volume: 783,035 shs
• Market Capitalization: $49.42 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 3.16%
• Price Target: $34.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Honda Motor Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Honda Motor scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 205th out of 482 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: 2.5 / 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 Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Honda Motor is -45.23, 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 -45.23, 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 0.62. 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

0.13% 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 2.87, 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 6.04%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Honda Motor pays a meaningful dividend of 3.12%, 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: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.33

News Sentiment

Honda Motor has a news sentiment score of 0.33. 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 0.55 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Honda Motor this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

5 people have searched for HMC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

22 people have added Honda Motor to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 1,000% 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: 9/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/06/2026
• 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: +7.4%
• 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: 14.07
• 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: $144.79 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.34
• Cash Flow: $3.66 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.66
• Book Value: $51.37 per share
• Price / Book: 0.62

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,560,850,000
• Free Float: 1,560,699,000
• Market Cap: $49.42 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.44