HOG Shares -- In the Media Spotlight

By Naomi Wentworth • Tuesday, March 21 16:31 • Permanent Link

Harley-Davidson rose 4.27% during the aftermarket session to $39.16 per share. As reported by Barrons: "Buy Harley-Davidson Stock, Analyst Says. It's 'Too Inexpensive.' ..." You can read more about it here. For those of you thinking about investing in the stock, here is a brief look at the company's fundamentals.

Harley-Davidson, Inc. manufactures and sells custom, cruiser and touring motorcycles. The company belongs to the Consumer Discretionary sector, which has an average price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 22.33 and an average price to book (P/B) ratio of 3.12. In contrast, Harley-Davidson has a trailing 12 month P/E ratio of 7.89 and a P/B ratio of 2.374.

Harley-Davidson has moved -5.9% over the last year compared to -12.41% for the S&P 500. Harley-Davidson has a 52 week high of $51.59 and a 52 week low of $29.48. At today's price of $39.16 per share, Harley-Davidson is -26.99% away from its target price of $53.63, and on average, analysts give the stock a rating of buy. 5.38% of the company's shares are linked to short positions, and 90.05% of the shares are owned by institutional investors.

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