Zacks Research Lifts Earnings Estimates for Harley-Davidson

Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE:HOG) – Analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Harley-Davidson in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, January 2nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Singhi now expects that the company will earn $1.58 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.55. 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 2026 earnings at $1.21 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on HOG. Robert W. Baird reduced their target price on shares of Harley-Davidson from $40.00 to $36.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, December 31st. Bank of America dropped their price target on shares of Harley-Davidson from $50.00 to $45.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. UBS Group dropped their price target on shares of Harley-Davidson from $40.00 to $35.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Harley-Davidson from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. Finally, Baird R W lowered shares of 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 issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $42.00.

Harley-Davidson Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:HOG opened at $30.01 on Monday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $32.23 and a 200-day simple moving average of $34.49. Harley-Davidson has a one year low of $28.97 and a one year high of $44.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.38, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.41. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.76, a PEG ratio of 0.44 and a beta of 1.48.

Harley-Davidson Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 23rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 10th were issued a $0.1725 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 10th. This represents a $0.69 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.30%. Harley-Davidson’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 15.54%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Harley-Davidson

In other Harley-Davidson news, Director Maryrose Sylvester sold 4,278 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.25, for a total value of $137,965.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 17,687 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $570,405.75. This trade represents a 19.48 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. 0.87% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of Harley-Davidson by 12.8% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,248,512 shares of the company’s stock worth $209,576,000 after purchasing an additional 708,260 shares in the last quarter. LSV Asset Management increased its stake in shares of Harley-Davidson by 17.3% during the 2nd quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 5,705,775 shares of the company’s stock worth $191,372,000 after purchasing an additional 842,407 shares in the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Harley-Davidson by 22,680.0% during the 3rd 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 in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. increased its stake in shares of Harley-Davidson by 42.8% during the 2nd 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James & Associates increased its stake in shares of Harley-Davidson by 5.0% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 647,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,929,000 after purchasing an additional 30,725 shares in the last quarter. 85.10% of the stock is 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.