Zacks Research Forecasts Higher Earnings for Harley-Davidson

Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE:HOG) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Harley-Davidson in a research note issued on Thursday, January 2nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Singhi now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.58 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast 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 analysts have also recently issued reports on HOG. StockNews.com raised shares of Harley-Davidson from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. Baird R W downgraded Harley-Davidson from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Citigroup lowered their price objective on Harley-Davidson from $39.00 to $34.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Robert W. Baird reduced their price target 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. Finally, Bank of America dropped their price objective on shares of Harley-Davidson from $50.00 to $45.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $42.00.

Harley-Davidson Stock Performance

Shares of HOG stock opened at $30.00 on Monday. 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 company’s 50-day simple moving average is $32.17 and its 200-day simple moving average is $34.47. Harley-Davidson has a one year low of $28.97 and a one year high of $44.16. 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.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Harley-Davidson

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in HOG. Prospera Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Harley-Davidson during the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Harley-Davidson during the 3rd quarter valued at $38,000. Brooklyn Investment Group acquired a new stake in shares of Harley-Davidson during the 3rd quarter valued at $79,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in shares of Harley-Davidson by 24.6% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,502 shares of the company’s stock worth $96,000 after acquiring an additional 494 shares in the last quarter. Finally, DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale grew its holdings in shares of Harley-Davidson by 191.3% in the 2nd quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 3,999 shares of the company’s stock worth $133,000 after acquiring an additional 2,626 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.10% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Maryrose Sylvester sold 4,278 shares of Harley-Davidson stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.25, for a total transaction of $137,965.50. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 17,687 shares of the company’s stock, 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 Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.87% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Harley-Davidson Announces Dividend

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

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.