William Blair Comments on Holley’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:HLLY)

Holley Inc. (NYSE:HLLY) – Investment analysts at William Blair lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Holley in a research note issued on Tuesday, March 11th. William Blair analyst P. Blee now forecasts that the company will earn $0.11 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.12. The consensus estimate for Holley’s current full-year earnings is $0.12 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Holley’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.04 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.05 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.20 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.26 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Raymond James increased their price objective on shares of Holley from $3.00 to $3.50 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Telsey Advisory Group restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $4.50 price objective on shares of Holley in a research note on Wednesday. Five analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $6.80.

Holley Price Performance

Shares of Holley stock opened at $2.43 on Thursday. Holley has a fifty-two week low of $2.29 and a fifty-two week high of $4.58. The company has a market cap of $290.51 million, a PE ratio of 18.65 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 2.93 and a quick ratio of 1.17. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $2.88 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $2.90.

Holley (NYSE:HLLY) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 11th. The company reported $0.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.02 by $0.09. Holley had a net margin of 2.55% and a return on equity of 2.59%. The firm had revenue of $140.05 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $137.60 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.01 EPS. The business’s revenue was down 10.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director David S. Lobel sold 1,743,356 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $3.00, for a total transaction of $5,230,068.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 41,556,961 shares in the company, valued at $124,670,883. This trade represents a 4.03 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.92% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Holley

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. BNP Paribas Financial Markets acquired a new stake in shares of Holley during the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. acquired a new stake in Holley in the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Catalyst Funds Management Pty Ltd acquired a new stake in Holley in the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Cottonwood Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Holley in the 4th quarter valued at about $32,000. Finally, Verition Fund Management LLC acquired a new stake in Holley in the 3rd quarter valued at about $35,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 39.70% of the company’s stock.

Holley Company Profile

Holley Inc operates as designer, manufacturer, and marketer of automotive aftermarket products for car and truck enthusiasts in the United States, Canada, Europe, and China. Its products span various automotive platforms and sells across multiple channels. The company's performance automotive products include carburetors, fuel pumps, fuel injection systems, nitrous oxide injection systems, superchargers, exhaust headers, mufflers, distributors, ignition components, engine tuners, automotive performance plumbing products; and exhaust products, as well as shifters, converters, transmission kits, transmissions, tuners, and automotive software.