Honda Motor FY2025 EPS Forecast Lowered by Zacks Research

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (NYSE:HMC) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Honda Motor in a research report issued on Thursday, March 6th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $3.98 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $4.09. The consensus estimate for Honda Motor’s current full-year earnings is $3.99 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Honda Motor’s Q1 2026 earnings at $1.22 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.00 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.86 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.10 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.02 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.06 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.14 EPS.

Honda Motor (NYSE:HMC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $1.31 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.94 by $0.37. The company had revenue of $36.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $35.31 billion. Honda Motor had a return on equity of 7.81% and a net margin of 4.76%.

Several other research firms have also commented on HMC. StockNews.com upgraded Honda Motor from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. UBS Group raised shares of Honda Motor from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th.

Honda Motor Trading Up 1.3 %

HMC opened at $29.19 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $45.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.79 and a beta of 0.58. Honda Motor has a 12 month low of $23.41 and a 12 month high of $37.90. The company has a current ratio of 1.38, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $28.31 and a 200 day moving average of $29.06.

Institutional Trading of Honda Motor

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in Honda Motor by 2.3% in the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 10,345,816 shares of the company’s stock worth $328,273,000 after purchasing an additional 227,890 shares during the last quarter. Equity Investment Corp lifted its stake in Honda Motor by 1.8% in the third quarter. Equity Investment Corp now owns 2,097,616 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,557,000 after purchasing an additional 36,221 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its stake in Honda Motor by 11.0% in the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,594,299 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,517,000 after purchasing an additional 158,072 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC raised its stake in shares of Honda Motor by 52.5% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,355,835 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,021,000 after acquiring an additional 466,842 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in shares of Honda Motor by 6.9% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,255,537 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,846,000 after acquiring an additional 81,548 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 5.32% of the company’s stock.

About Honda Motor

Honda Motor Co, Ltd. develops, manufactures, and distributes motorcycles, automobiles, power, and other products in Japan, North America, Europe, Asia, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Motorcycle Business, Automobile Business, Financial Services Business, and Power Product and Other Businesses.