Villanova Investment Management Co LLC Has $1.25 Million Holdings in Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE:HOG)

Villanova Investment Management Co LLC boosted its position in Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE:HOG) by 10.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 41,544 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,031 shares during the period. Villanova Investment Management Co LLC’s holdings in Harley-Davidson were worth $1,252,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of HOG. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of Harley-Davidson by 30.7% during the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 5,468,089 shares of the company’s stock valued at $164,754,000 after purchasing an additional 1,285,225 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Harley-Davidson during the 4th quarter worth approximately $18,802,000. American Century Companies Inc. grew its position in shares of Harley-Davidson by 14.2% during the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 3,496,579 shares of the company’s stock worth $105,352,000 after buying an additional 435,200 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Harley-Davidson in the 4th quarter valued at $11,010,000. Finally, Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Harley-Davidson by 559.4% in the 3rd quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC now owns 394,680 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,207,000 after acquiring an additional 334,830 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.10% of the company’s stock.

Harley-Davidson Stock Performance

NYSE HOG opened at $25.26 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $26.21 and a 200-day moving average price of $30.75. The firm has a market cap of $3.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.58, a PEG ratio of 0.38 and a beta of 1.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41, a current ratio of 1.40 and a quick ratio of 1.19. Harley-Davidson, Inc. has a 1 year low of $23.81 and a 1 year high of $43.89.

Harley-Davidson (NYSE:HOG) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported ($0.93) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.65) by ($0.28). Harley-Davidson had a return on equity of 13.64% and a net margin of 9.25%. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.18 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Harley-Davidson, Inc. will post 3.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Harley-Davidson Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th were paid a dividend of $0.18 per share. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.85%. This is a boost from Harley-Davidson’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. Harley-Davidson’s payout ratio is presently 21.62%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Luke Christopher Mansfield sold 3,400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.96, for a total value of $88,264.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 23,555 shares in the company, valued at approximately $611,487.80. This represents a 12.61 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 0.87% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

HOG has been the subject of a number of research reports. UBS Group reduced their price target on shares of Harley-Davidson from $35.00 to $28.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Robert W. Baird decreased their target price on Harley-Davidson from $40.00 to $36.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, December 31st. Citigroup cut their price target on Harley-Davidson from $31.00 to $29.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Bank of America decreased their price objective on Harley-Davidson from $40.00 to $35.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, DA Davidson cut their target price on Harley-Davidson from $39.00 to $31.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $33.57.

Harley-Davidson Company Profile

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.