Market Insights: Harley-Davidson, Inc. (HOG)’s Notable Drop of -2.24, Closing at 37.94

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As of close of business last night, Harley-Davidson, Inc.’s stock clocked out at $37.94, down -2.24% from its previous closing price of $38.81. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.24 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.83 million shares were traded. HOG stock price reached its highest trading level at $39.07 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $37.765.

Ratios:

To gain a deeper understanding of HOG’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.16 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 9.46. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.25 and its Current Ratio is at 1.53. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.21 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.55.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, DA Davidson on July 21, 2023, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $47 from $38 previously.

On July 13, 2023, UBS reiterated its Neutral rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $49 to $40.

Insider Transactions:

Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 01 ’23 when Masood Rafeh bought 1,302 shares for $38.40 per share. The transaction valued at 49,997 led to the insider holds 2,637 shares of the business.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HOG now has a Market Capitalization of 5103878144 and an Enterprise Value of 11249334272. As of this moment, Harley-Davidson,’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 7.87, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.92. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.57. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.89 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.59. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.927 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.103.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for HOG is 1.47, which has changed by 0.018523455 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.2160933 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HOG has reached a high of $44.16, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $25.43. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.74%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 9.59%.

Shares Statistics:

It appears that HOG traded 1.71M shares on average per day over the past three months and 2030780 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 136.31M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 135.63M. Insiders hold about 0.68% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.38% stake in the company. Shares short for HOG as of 1711584000 were 7482915 with a Short Ratio of 4.38, compared to 1709164800 on 7281679. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7482915 and a Short% of Float of 5.609999999999999.

Dividends & Splits

With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.66, HOG has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.67. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.46. The current Payout Ratio is 13.55% for HOG, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-03-01 with an ex-dividend date of 1709251200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2000-04-10 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.

Earnings Estimates

The current assessment of Harley-Davidson, Inc. (HOG) involves the perspectives of 12 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.On average, analysts expect EPS of $1.52 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $1.78 and a low estimate of $1.35, while EPS last year was $2.04. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.35, with high estimates of $1.7 and low estimates of $1.14.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.47 and $3.73 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.19. EPS for the following year is $4.7, with 13 analysts recommending between $5.12 and $3.9.

Revenue Estimates

In the current quarter, 12 analysts expect revenue to total $1.33B. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.46B to a low estimate of $1.22B. As of the current estimate, Harley-Davidson, Inc.’s year-ago sales were $1.56B, an estimated decrease of -14.40% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.25B, an increase of 3.90% over than the figure of -$14.40% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $1.43B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.13B.

A total of 12 analysts have provided revenue estimates for HOG’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $4.8B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4.38B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $4.62B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $4.84B, down -4.70% from the average estimate. Based on 12 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $4.8B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $5.31B and the low estimate is $4.51B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 4.10% from the average revenue estimate for this year.

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