William Blair Has Pessimistic Outlook of Holley Q2 Earnings

Holley Inc. (NYSE:HLLY) – Analysts at William Blair lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Holley in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, March 11th. William Blair analyst P. Blee now anticipates that the company will earn $0.11 per share for the quarter, down from their previous 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.

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

Several other equities analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $4.50 price objective on shares of Holley in a report on Wednesday. Raymond James upped their price target on shares of Holley from $3.00 to $3.50 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $6.80.

Holley Trading Down 1.0 %

Shares of NYSE:HLLY opened at $2.41 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $288.11 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.50 and a beta of 1.44. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $2.87 and its 200-day moving average price is $2.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 2.93 and a quick ratio of 1.17. Holley has a 1 year low of $2.26 and a 1 year high of $4.58.

Institutional Trading of Holley

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Holley during the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Verition Fund Management LLC purchased a new position in Holley during the third quarter worth approximately $35,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in Holley by 102.1% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 143,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $424,000 after buying an additional 72,641 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Holley by 5.1% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,137,811 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,357,000 after buying an additional 55,641 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC increased its stake in shares of Holley by 288.3% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 75,795 shares of the company’s stock worth $224,000 after acquiring an additional 56,277 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 39.70% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director David S. Lobel sold 1,743,356 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $3.00, for a total value of $5,230,068.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 41,556,961 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $124,670,883. This trade represents a 4.03 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.92% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.