Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC Buys 1,335 Shares of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (NYSE:HMC)

Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (NYSE:HMC) by 20.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 7,785 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,335 shares during the period. Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC’s holdings in Honda Motor were worth $241,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in HMC. DGS Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Honda Motor by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. DGS Capital Management LLC now owns 64,687 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,999,000 after buying an additional 2,570 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of Honda Motor by 34.4% during the fourth quarter. NewEdge Wealth LLC now owns 89,726 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,773,000 after purchasing an additional 22,976 shares in the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Honda Motor by 25.8% during the 4th quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 28,194 shares of the company’s stock valued at $872,000 after purchasing an additional 5,776 shares during the last quarter. Value Partners Investments Inc. boosted its position in shares of Honda Motor by 72.8% in the 4th quarter. Value Partners Investments Inc. now owns 235,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,264,000 after purchasing an additional 99,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lester Murray Antman dba SimplyRich increased its position in Honda Motor by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Lester Murray Antman dba SimplyRich now owns 32,433 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,003,000 after buying an additional 452 shares in the last quarter. 5.32% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Honda Motor Price Performance

Shares of NYSE HMC opened at $34.14 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $58.40 billion, a PE ratio of 8.05, a P/E/G ratio of 0.36 and a beta of 0.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 1.45. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $35.86 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $33.27. Honda Motor Co., Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $25.75 and a fifty-two week high of $37.90.

Honda Motor (NYSE:HMC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 9th. The company reported $1.06 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.21. Honda Motor had a net margin of 5.05% and a return on equity of 8.04%. The firm had revenue of $36.50 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $37.68 billion. As a group, equities analysts expect that Honda Motor Co., Ltd. will post 4.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Honda Motor

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.