Dividend Stock To Watch: Harley-Davidson, Inc. (HOG)

Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE:HOG) share price jumped at US$ 57.97 before falling back to end the trade at US$ 57.68 a share. The dividend stock is -6.36% off a 52-week high stock price of US$ 62.35 but is up 44.82% since hitting the US$ 41.63. Investors are buying the stock with a trailing-twelve-month price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 15.15.

After a 0.23% rise from previous close of US$ 57.55, Harley-Davidson, Inc. (HOG) has a US$ 10.19 Billion market cap. The company pays a US$ 0.365-cent-per-share quarterly dividend, giving it a 2.53% yield. That brings its full year payout to US$ 1.46 and 36.6% annual payout ratio based on EPS.

The HOG has tumbled -0.5% year-to-date. The equity has slowed down in recent weeks, with shares lower about -0.45% in the past three months. It added 0.65%, climbed -2.76% and jumped 8.77% in the week, one month and six months, respectively. Revenue growth rate was recorded at 2.5% and net income per share was seen moving at a 10.4% rate in the past five years.

Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE:HOG) is over -3% below analysts’ consensus price target of US$ 57.29. The stock has blown through analysts’ low price target of US$ 44, but is still below the high US$ 73 target. On a price appreciation basis over the past 12 months, the stock returned 40.59%.

Financial Times data shows, In 2016, Harley-Davidson Inc reported a dividend of 1.40 USD, which represents a 12.90% increase over last year. The 14 analysts covering the company expect dividends of 1.47 USD for the upcoming fiscal year, an increase of 4.71%. The most recent short interest data show 8.86% of the company’s stock are short sold. It would take about 8.05 days to cover all short positions. In terms of volatility, it has a beta coefficient of 0.86 and technical analysis volatility indicator called Average True Range or ATR around 0.99.

Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE:HOG) closed 9.83% above its 200-day moving average which many technicians use as a guide to the long-term trend, so stocks above the line are considered to be in longer-term uptrends, while those below it are considered to be in downtrends. The stock is -0.63% below another chart threshold, its 50-day moving average and 0.91% above its 20-day simple moving average.

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Dividend Stock To Watch: Harley-Davidson, Inc. (HOG)

Earnings Estimates Revision Screen: Harley-Davidson, Inc. (HOG)

Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE:HOG) was up +0.9% ($ 0.51) to $ 56.93 and showed a volume of 1.07 mln shares. It has ranged in price between $ 56.17-$ 56.945 after having started the session at $ 56.41 as compared to the previous trading day’s close of $ 56.42. The GAP was therefore -0.02%. Over the 52-week time span, the stock notched a high price of $ 62.35 and its minimum price was $ 40.91. The firm’s stock has a market capitalization of $ 10.05 bln.

The analysts offering 12 month price targets for Harley-Davidson, Inc. have a median target of $ 56, with a high estimate of $ 73 and a low estimate of $ 44. The median estimate represents a -1.63% increase from the last price.

According to Zacks brokerage recommendations, Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE:HOG)’s Buy count is 1 and Strong Buy is 2 while the number of analysts recommending Sell and Strong Sell are 0 and 13, respectively. Also, the Hold rating count is 3, as of 17 Feb 2017. The analyst recommendations from a month ago are 1 Buy, 2 Strong Buy, 0 Sell, 3 Hold and 13. Strong Sell. Investors might also notice that two months ago the Buy recommendations (1) outnumbered Sell recommendations (0). The count of Hold ratings in that period was 3. Chicago-based equity research firm Zacks Investment Research has assigned this stock ABR (Average Brokerage Recommendation) of 3.05, suggesting the market has given up on the stock.

Now, the FactSet Research estimate calls for Q1 2017 earnings of US$ 1.02. A month ago, analyst EPS consensus estimated earnings of US$ 1.48 per share. They were forecasting US$ 1.49 per share three months ago. The Q2 2017 consensus earnings estimates for the company have stabilized at US$ 1.6 per share. A month ago, they told us to expect earnings of US$ 1.59 per share while three months ago their EPS consensus estimate was US$ 1.6.

Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE:HOG) tumbled -1.79% year-to-date. The shares have slowed down in recent weeks, with their price down about -0.1% in the past three months. HOG fell -0.08%, plunged -1.61% and advanced 8.35% in the week, one month and six months, respectively. The most recent short interest data show 8.87% of the company’s stock are short sold. It would take about 8.03 days to cover all short positions. In terms of volatility, it has a beta coefficient of 0.87 and technical analysis volatility indicator called Average True Range or ATR around 1.04.

Harley-Davidson, Inc. (HOG) closed 8.78% above its 200-day moving average and is -2.26% below another chart threshold, its 50-day moving average. The stock stands nearly -7.58% off versus the 52-week high and 45.72% away from the 52-week low. The number of shares currently owned by investors are 176.62 mln.

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