Zacks Research Forecasts Weaker Earnings for Harley-Davidson

Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE:HOG) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Harley-Davidson in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, December 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Singhi now forecasts that the company will earn $1.70 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.74. The consensus estimate for Harley-Davidson’s current full-year earnings is $3.63 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Harley-Davidson’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.97 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.13 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.76 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.48 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.27 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.03 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on the company. Robert W. Baird lowered Harley-Davidson from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $44.00 to $40.00 in a research note on Wednesday, October 2nd. Citigroup dropped their target price on shares of Harley-Davidson from $39.00 to $34.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Bank of America decreased their price target on shares of Harley-Davidson from $50.00 to $45.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. UBS Group dropped their price objective on shares of Harley-Davidson from $40.00 to $35.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Baird R W cut Harley-Davidson from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 2nd. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $42.57.

Harley-Davidson Trading Down 1.8 %

Harley-Davidson stock opened at $32.00 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $4.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.21, a PEG ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.47. Harley-Davidson has a fifty-two week low of $31.32 and a fifty-two week high of $44.16. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $33.40 and its 200-day moving average price is $34.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.38, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.41.

Harley-Davidson Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 23rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.1725 per share. This represents a $0.69 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.16%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 10th. Harley-Davidson’s dividend payout ratio is presently 15.54%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Maryrose Sylvester sold 4,278 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.25, for a total transaction of $137,965.50. Following the transaction, the director now owns 17,687 shares in the company, valued at $570,405.75. The trade was a 19.48 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.87% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Harley-Davidson

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Mork Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Harley-Davidson in the 3rd quarter worth about $1,926,000. Quantinno Capital Management LP lifted its holdings in shares of Harley-Davidson by 151.3% during the third quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 50,475 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,945,000 after purchasing an additional 30,388 shares during the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP boosted its position in shares of Harley-Davidson by 190.4% in the 3rd quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 172,258 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,637,000 after purchasing an additional 112,948 shares in the last quarter. LSV Asset Management grew its stake in shares of Harley-Davidson by 17.3% in the 2nd quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 5,705,775 shares of the company’s stock worth $191,372,000 after buying an additional 842,407 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of Harley-Davidson by 12.8% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,248,512 shares of the company’s stock worth $209,576,000 after buying an additional 708,260 shares during the last quarter. 85.10% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.