Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (NYSE:HMC) Shares Sold by Advisory Research Inc.

Advisory Research Inc. reduced its stake in shares of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (NYSE:HMC) by 11.3% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 129,673 shares of the company’s stock after selling 16,580 shares during the quarter. Advisory Research Inc.’s holdings in Honda Motor were worth $3,702,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its position in Honda Motor by 84.6% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,510 shares of the company’s stock worth $80,000 after acquiring an additional 1,150 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Honda Motor by 12.8% during the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 95,005 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,015,000 after purchasing an additional 10,778 shares during the period. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC boosted its position in Honda Motor by 10.4% in the third quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC now owns 14,683 shares of the company’s stock valued at $466,000 after buying an additional 1,388 shares during the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp increased its holdings in Honda Motor by 8.2% in the 3rd quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 7,879 shares of the company’s stock worth $250,000 after buying an additional 595 shares during the period. Finally, World Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Honda Motor during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $201,000. 5.32% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on HMC shares. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Honda Motor from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on Honda Motor in a research report on Monday. They set a “market perform” rating on the stock. Finally, UBS Group raised Honda Motor from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 18th.

Honda Motor Trading Down 0.4 %

Honda Motor stock opened at $28.45 on Thursday. 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 firm has a market cap of $44.41 billion, a PE ratio of 6.62 and a beta of 0.57. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $28.06 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $28.25. Honda Motor Co., Ltd. has a 12 month low of $23.41 and a 12 month high of $35.03.

Honda Motor (NYSE:HMC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $1.31 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.94 by $0.37. The company had revenue of $36.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $35.31 billion. Honda Motor had a net margin of 4.76% and a return on equity of 7.81%. Analysts anticipate that Honda Motor Co., Ltd. will post 3.99 earnings per share for the current year.

Honda Motor Profile

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.