Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. Purchases 43,582 Shares of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (NYSE:HMC)

Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. grew its position in Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (NYSE:HMC) by 347.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 56,134 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 43,582 shares during the quarter. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C.’s holdings in Honda Motor were worth $1,603,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of HMC. OLD Mission Capital LLC bought a new position in Honda Motor in the 4th quarter worth $3,964,000. National Bank of Canada FI lifted its position in shares of Honda Motor by 277.7% in the fourth quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 1,809 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,000 after acquiring an additional 1,330 shares in the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its stake in shares of Honda Motor by 5.9% in the fourth quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 48,846 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,395,000 after acquiring an additional 2,717 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership purchased a new stake in shares of Honda Motor during the fourth quarter worth about $23,272,000. Finally, Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC raised its stake in Honda Motor by 18.1% during the 4th quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC now owns 17,346 shares of the company’s stock valued at $495,000 after purchasing an additional 2,663 shares during the period. 5.32% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Honda Motor Trading Down 5.0 %

Shares of NYSE HMC opened at $25.02 on Friday. Honda Motor Co., Ltd. has a 1-year low of $23.41 and a 1-year high of $37.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.38 and a quick ratio of 1.10. The business’s 50 day moving average is $28.29 and its two-hundred day moving average is $28.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $39.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.82 and a beta of 0.57.

Honda Motor (NYSE:HMC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $1.31 earnings per share 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 return on equity of 7.81% and a net margin of 4.76%. As a group, research analysts expect that Honda Motor Co., Ltd. will post 3.99 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

HMC has been the subject of a number of research reports. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Honda Motor from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. UBS Group raised shares of Honda Motor from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th.

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.