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HOG

Harley-Davidson Inc. Common Stock (HOG) fair value

Consumer Cyclical · Recreational Vehicles · NYSE · United States
$28.96-0.52%
Market cap $3.0BNext earnings 2026-10-29Updated Oct 17, 2026
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Our verdict
Trades 42% below our fair value
Price
$28.96
Model fair valueConfidence: good
$50.24
Model range
$27.58 to $66.34
Fair value $50.24
Price $28.96
4 models fit Harley-Davidson Inc. Common Stock and they disagree: 1 of 4 land within 15% of the average.
Two or more of our models back this value.
Large discount(i)Silver78
Valued as a cyclical company: P/E comparison, EV/EBITDA comparison, Discounted cash flow, and Graham number.
ACCE opinionHarley-Davidson Inc. Common Stock (HOG)
Fair value (4 models)
$50.24
ACCE price target
$26.00
Rating
Undervalued
Horizon
12 months
Fair value published on 18 Oct 2026, 00:00 CEST; previously $51.14 since 14 Oct 2026, 00:00 CEST.
ACCE price target published on 11 Oct 2026, 00:00 CEST.
Price used: $28.96 at the close on 23 Oct 2026, 22:00 CEST.
Models: Discounted cash flow, EV/EBITDA comparison, Graham number, and P/E comparison.
Fair value: the average of the applicable valuation models (discounted cash flow, multiples, residual income, dividend discount, shareholder yield), each run on the latest financial statements and the market price shown. Opinion columns (fair value, target, rating) are shown apart from the data. Full methodology: acceinvestments.com/data/how-we-value-stocks
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Data
Price vs fair value
42.4% below
+73.5% to fair value
ACCE score
54
out of 100
Analysts
40% buy
15 covering
P/E
15.9x
forward 14.5x
1-year return
+4.8%
Dividend yield
2.58%

Harley-Davidson Inc. Common Stock in four questions

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Overview

ACCE thesis

Harley-Davidson makes heavyweight motorcycles, including the Touring and Softail lines, along with LiveWire electric bikes and branded apparel, and it finances a large share of its own retail sales through HDFS. The moat is the brand and the dealer network, which still earns pricing power and high-margin parts and accessories, but that edge has not yet translated into growth: revenue is down 5.9%, and the 5.6% operating margin leaves little room for error. The near-term swing factor is whether the company can stabilise volumes in the core U.S. heavyweight segment and shift its cost base as tariffs and weak retail demand weigh on the top line. At 15.2x trailing and 12.3x forward earnings the stock is priced for a recovery, but a 6.1% ROE and a shrinking top line mean the case rests on margin repair being credible, which is what the deeper look needs to test.

AI-assisted·How I use AIWritten Oct 18, 2026
⚠ Investor warnings · 4 flagsAI-assisted·How I use AI
  • high
    Shrinking top and bottom line
    Revenue fell 5.9% YoY and earnings fell 15.0%, and the 5y revenue CAGR is only 2.0%. The business is shrinking at the top and getting less profitable.
  • high
    Heavy short interest
    Short interest sits at 27.5% of the float, a large bet against the shares that suggests the market is skeptical of the earnings trajectory.
  • moderate
    Leverage with thin margins
    Debt to equity is 0.97 with a net margin of 4.8% and ROE of 6.1%. Returns on that leverage are modest, leaving little cushion if sales keep falling.
  • moderate
    Score slipping over 90 days
    The ACCE score dropped from 57 to 55 over 90 days, with quality at 47. Small, but the direction is down.

AI research notes

AI-assisted·How I use AIWritten Oct 18, 2026 · figures from 2026-06-30 · prices to Oct 23, 2026
Why it could do well
  • Free cash flow over the last twelve months reached $415M, and the stock yields 14.5% on that cash generation.
  • Diluted share count fell 8.3% last fiscal year, so each remaining share claims a larger slice of the business.
  • The latest quarter beat expectations, with earnings per share of 0.75 against 0.62 expected, a 21.0% surprise.
Why it could disappoint
  • Revenue fell 5.9% year over year, well below its five-year average growth of 2.0% per year.
  • Return on equity of 6.1% and return on invested capital of 4.5% are thin for the capital tied up in the business.
  • The price implies yearly cash flow shrinking 4.7% over the next five years, which is the market pricing in a decline.
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Next results

Oct 29, 2026
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Valuation

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Where HOG's valuation models land
Price
$28.96
Model fair value
$50.24
Model range
$27.58 to $66.34
Fair value $50.24
Price $28.96
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P/E comparison
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Wall Street consensus

Mixed40% buy · 15 covering analysts
● Strong buy 6● Buy 0● Hold 7● Sell 0● Strong sell 2
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No trades filed
Last 90 days
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No trades filed
Last 180 days
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No trades filed
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Where it sits vs peers

News and Record

Press releases mentioning this company

Recent performance

1 week
+8.2%
1 month
+11.5%
3 months
+13.6%
6 months
+25.3%
YTD
+41.3%
1 year
+4.8%

SEC filings

Recommendation history, last 12 months

DateTypeNewPreviousPrice
18 Oct 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$50.24$51.14$26.76
14 Oct 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$51.14$33.19$27.37
11 Oct 2026, 00:00 CESTACCE price target$26.00first publication$26.90
9 Oct 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$33.19$23.95$26.95
1 Oct 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$23.95$32.94$24.82
18 Sept 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$32.94$33.76$26.84
15 Sept 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$33.76$34.82$27.87
13 Sept 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$34.82$33.42$27.87
10 Sept 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$33.42$34.12$27.18
5 Sept 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$34.12$32.85$27.67

This analysis is not personalised investment advice and does not take your situation, objectives or risk tolerance into account. ACCE Investments is not an authorised investment firm.

Investing in shares carries a risk of losing capital. The value of an investment can go down as well as up.

Valuation horizon: 12 months from the publication date.

Conflicts of interest. ACCE Investments is operated by Adrien Chantreuil, who may hold personal positions in the securities analysed. Positions are declared on each security. ACCE receives no payment from the companies analysed or from any intermediary for this analysis.

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Snapshot

Growth7Value79Quality47Momentum83Total54
Valuation
Trailing P/E
15.9x
Forward P/E
14.5x
PEG
no data
P/B
0.87x
EV / Revenue
0.7x
Book value/sh
$29.78
Enterprise value
$3.1B
Profitability
ROE
6.1%
FCF yield
13.78%
ROIC
4.5%
Health and risk
Debt / equity
0.97
Dividend yield
2.58%
Beta
1.32

Price

+2.7% · 1Y

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Answered from Harley-Davidson Inc. Common Stock fundamentals + recent valuations. Every number shows its source and date.

This stock Peer Peer median weaker → stronger
P/Ebetter than 80% of peers
low 9.5x15.9xhigh 52.3x
ROEbetter than 33% of peers
low -26%6%high 27%
Div yieldbetter than 33% of peers
low 1.2%2.6%high 4.8%

Peers

Prices Oct 23, 2026
CompanyPriceFair valuevs fair valueP/EROEQualityScore
HOG Harley-Davidson Inc. Common Stock$28.96$5042% below15.9x6.1%4754
PII Polaris Inc. Common Stock$54.82$6110% below--25.6%2639
TRI.PA Trigano S.A.€125.00€17830% below9.5x12.3%6858
THO Thor Industries Inc. Common Stock$70.10$10835% below20.7x4.1%3433
PATK Patrick Industries Inc. Common Stock$68.86$7711% below16.7x13.0%4849
DOO BRP Inc. Common Subordinate Voting Shares$58.12$7017% below51.4x27.2%4054
DOO.TO BRP Inc.C$81.40C$10019% below52.3x27.2%4053

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Where HOG ranks against its sector peers on each metric.

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