Harley-Davidson Inc (HOG): Today's Featured Automotive Winner

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Harley-Davidson (HOG) pushed the Automotive industry higher today making it today's featured automotive winner. The industry as a whole closed the day up 1%. By the end of trading, Harley-Davidson rose $1.04 (2.1%) to $51.33 on light volume. Throughout the day, 1.2 million shares of Harley-Davidson exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.9 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $49.91-$51.39 after having opened the day at $50 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $50.29. Other companies within the Automotive industry that increased today were: Hyster-Yale Materials Handling (HY), up 16.6%, SORL Auto Parts (SORL), up 5.3%, Spartan Motors (SPAR), up 3.2%, and Remy International (REMY), up 3.1%.

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Harley-Davidson, Inc. engages in the production and sale of heavyweight motorcycles. It operates in two segments, Motorcycles and Related Products, and Financial Services. Harley-Davidson has a market cap of $11.34 billion and is part of the consumer goods sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 19, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 2.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 11 analysts that rate Harley-Davidson a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and three rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Harley-Davidson as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its notable return on equity, expanding profit margins and solid stock price performance. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income.

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