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

Harley-Davidson was a leading decliner within the automotive industry, falling $0.97 (-1.8%) to $54.20 on average volume
By TheStreet Wire ,

Harley-Davidson

(

HOG

) pushed the Automotive industry lower today making it today's featured Automotive laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.8%. By the end of trading, Harley-Davidson fell $0.97 (-1.8%) to $54.20 on average volume. Throughout the day, 1,948,021 shares of Harley-Davidson exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1,509,900 shares. The stock ranged in price between $54.16-$55.64 after having opened the day at $55.53 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $55.17. Other companies within the Automotive industry that declined today were:

Westport Innovations

(

WPRT

), down 2.8%,

SORL Auto Parts

(

SORL

), down 1.8%,

Navistar International

(

NAV

), down 1.8% and

Gentex Corporation

(

GNTX

), down 1.7%.

Harley-Davidson, Inc. manufactures heavyweight cruiser and touring motorcycles. The company operates through two segments: the Motorcycles segment and the Financial Services segment. Harley-Davidson has a market cap of $12.4 billion and is part of the consumer goods sector. Shares are up 13.0% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 12 analysts that rate Harley-Davidson a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 2 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 revenue growth, notable return on equity, impressive record of earnings per share growth, solid stock price performance and expanding profit margins. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow.

On the positive front,

China Automotive Systems

(

CAAS

), up 12.9%,

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide

(

QTWW

), up 6.5%,

Federal Signal

(

FSS

), up 4.6% and

Oshkosh Corporation

(

OSK

), up 3.4% , were all gainers within the automotive industry with

Toyota Motor

(

TM

) being today's featured automotive industry leader.

For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the automotive industry could consider

Consumer Discretionary Sel Sec SPDR

(

XLY

) while those bearish on the automotive industry could consider

ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Goods

(

SZK

).

STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12-months. Learn more.

null

Loading ...