Caprock Group LLC Takes Position in Honda Motor Co., Ltd. $HMC

Caprock Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (NYSE:HMC) in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 56,630 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,891,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Honda Motor by 3.5% in the second quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC now owns 9,002 shares of the company’s stock worth $260,000 after purchasing an additional 301 shares during the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC raised its holdings in shares of Honda Motor by 1.3% in the second quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 25,183 shares of the company’s stock worth $787,000 after buying an additional 329 shares during the period. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC raised its holdings in shares of Honda Motor by 4.0% in the third quarter. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC now owns 9,107 shares of the company’s stock worth $280,000 after buying an additional 348 shares during the period. WealthCollab LLC lifted its stake in shares of Honda Motor by 66.2% during the 2nd quarter. WealthCollab LLC now owns 916 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 365 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Honda Motor by 2.3% during the 2nd quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC now owns 17,889 shares of the company’s stock valued at $516,000 after acquiring an additional 394 shares during the period. 5.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have weighed in on HMC. Nomura upgraded Honda Motor to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. BNP Paribas Exane started coverage on shares of Honda Motor in a report on Thursday. They issued an “underperform” rating and a $25.00 price target on the stock. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Honda Motor in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Honda Motor from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, October 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $25.00.

Honda Motor Price Performance

Shares of HMC opened at $31.78 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 1.36. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $30.51 and a 200-day moving average price of $31.38. Honda Motor Co., Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $24.56 and a fifty-two week high of $34.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $49.60 billion, a PE ratio of 12.66, a PEG ratio of 2.61 and a beta of 0.37.

Honda Motor (NYSE:HMC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The company reported $0.76 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.52 by $0.24. The company had revenue of $34.65 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $33.34 billion. Honda Motor had a net margin of 2.34% and a return on equity of 4.01%. Honda Motor has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.462-1.462 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Honda Motor Co., Ltd. will post 3.99 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Honda Motor Profile

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.