Zacks Research Lowers Earnings Estimates for Harley-Davidson

Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE:HOG) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Harley-Davidson in a report issued on Thursday, December 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Singhi now anticipates that the company will earn $1.70 per share for the quarter, down from their prior 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 HOG. Bank of America dropped their target price on shares of Harley-Davidson from $50.00 to $45.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, October 15th. Robert W. Baird downgraded shares of Harley-Davidson from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $44.00 to $40.00 in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. StockNews.com raised Harley-Davidson from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. Baird R W lowered Harley-Davidson from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 2nd. Finally, Citigroup cut their price target on Harley-Davidson from $39.00 to $34.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 25th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $42.57.

Harley-Davidson Trading Down 1.3 %

HOG stock opened at $31.57 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.38, a current ratio of 1.41 and a quick ratio of 1.25. Harley-Davidson has a 1-year low of $31.32 and a 1-year high of $44.16. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $33.35 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $34.85. The company has a market capitalization of $4.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.11, a PEG ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.47.

Harley-Davidson Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 23rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.1725 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 10th. This represents a $0.69 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.19%. Harley-Davidson’s payout ratio is currently 15.54%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Harley-Davidson

In other Harley-Davidson news, Director Maryrose Sylvester sold 4,278 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 30th. The shares were 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Company insiders own 0.87% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Harley-Davidson

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in Harley-Davidson by 12.8% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,248,512 shares of the company’s stock valued at $209,576,000 after acquiring an additional 708,260 shares during the last quarter. LSV Asset Management boosted its stake in shares of Harley-Davidson by 17.3% during the second quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 5,705,775 shares of the company’s stock valued at $191,372,000 after purchasing an additional 842,407 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Harley-Davidson by 22,680.0% in the third quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 4,182,864 shares of the company’s stock worth $161,166,000 after purchasing an additional 4,164,502 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Harley-Davidson by 42.8% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,263,919 shares of the company’s stock worth $75,932,000 after purchasing an additional 678,092 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James & Associates increased its stake in Harley-Davidson by 5.0% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 647,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,929,000 after buying an additional 30,725 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 85.10% of the company’s stock.

About Harley-Davidson

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.