DA Davidson Decreases Earnings Estimates for Harley-Davidson

Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE:HOG) – Equities researchers at DA Davidson dropped their FY2025 earnings estimates for Harley-Davidson in a note issued to investors on Monday, November 10th. DA Davidson analyst G. Bryan now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $3.95 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $4.32. DA Davidson has a “Buy” rating and a $30.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Harley-Davidson’s current full-year earnings is $3.44 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Harley-Davidson’s Q4 2025 earnings at ($1.10) EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also commented on HOG. Morgan Stanley lowered shares of Harley-Davidson from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $27.00 to $25.00 in a report on Monday, October 27th. Griffin Securities set a $34.00 price target on Harley-Davidson in a report on Monday, August 25th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Harley-Davidson from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Zacks Research lowered Harley-Davidson from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, UBS Group set a $28.00 price target on shares of Harley-Davidson and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Harley-Davidson currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $29.57.

Harley-Davidson Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:HOG opened at $25.20 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $2.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.05, a P/E/G ratio of 0.40 and a beta of 1.39. Harley-Davidson has a 52 week low of $20.45 and a 52 week high of $35.21. The company has a quick ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $27.77 and a 200-day simple moving average of $25.94.

Harley-Davidson (NYSE:HOG) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported $3.10 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.38 by $1.72. Harley-Davidson had a net margin of 5.76% and a return on equity of 7.43%. The firm had revenue of $1.34 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.01 billion.

Harley-Davidson Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 24th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 10th were issued a $0.18 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 10th. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.9%. Harley-Davidson’s dividend payout ratio is currently 17.48%.

Institutional Trading of Harley-Davidson

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in HOG. Covestor Ltd raised its stake in shares of Harley-Davidson by 6.7% in the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 7,057 shares of the company’s stock valued at $197,000 after buying an additional 442 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in Harley-Davidson by 139.0% in the third quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 944 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 549 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its position in Harley-Davidson by 3.9% in the second quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 16,129 shares of the company’s stock worth $412,000 after purchasing an additional 607 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS lifted its stake in Harley-Davidson by 2.6% during the second quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 28,093 shares of the company’s stock worth $663,000 after purchasing an additional 700 shares during the period. Finally, Assetmark Inc. boosted its holdings in Harley-Davidson by 209.7% during the first quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,053 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 713 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.