Unveiling the Key Principles of HMC Trading

By Tamara Parker • Friday, December 27 10:13 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Consumer Discretionary company Honda Motor has moved 1.6% so far today on a volume of 424,602, compared to its average of 1,251,062. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved -1.0%.

Honda Motor trades -31.09% away from its average analyst target price of $41.83 per share. The 3 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $41.0 to $42.93478, and on average have given Honda Motor a rating of buy.

Anyone interested in buying HMC should be aware of the facts below:

Honda Motor's current price is -99.2% below its Graham number of $3604.1, which implies the stock has a margin of safety
Honda Motor has moved -8.2% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 26.6%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 3.9, Honda Motor has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 7.4 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
HMC has a forward P/E ratio of 5.8 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $4.96 per share
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 0.01 compared to its sector average of 3.19
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. develops, manufactures, and distributes motorcycles, automobiles, power, and other products in Japan, North America, Europe, Asia, and internationally.
Based in Tokyo, the company has 194,993 full time employees and a market cap of $44.99 Billion. Honda Motor currently returns an annual dividend yield of 137.5%.

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