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. The Motorcycle Business segment produces motorcycles, including sports, business, and commuter models; and various off-road vehicles, such as all-terrain vehicles and side-by-sides. The Automobile Business segment offers passenger cars, light trucks, and mini vehicles. The Financial Services Business segment provides various financial services, including retail lending and leasing services to customers, as well as wholesale financing services to dealers. The Power Product and Other Businesses manufactures and sells power products, such as general purpose engines, lawn mowers, generators, water pumps, brush cutters, tillers, outboard marine engines, and snow throwers. This segment also offers HondaJet aircraft. The company also sells spare parts; and provides after-sale services through retail dealers directly, as well as through independent distributors and licensees. Honda Motor Co., Ltd. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Honda Motor Company, Ltd.

Honda HMC reported earnings of 97 cents per share for the first quarter of fiscal 2026, topping the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 51 cents. The bottom line, however, declined from the year-ago quarter’s earnings of $1.57 per share. Quarterly revenues totaled $37 billion, which lagged the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $37.8 billion but came ahead of the year-ago period’s figure of $34.7 billion.
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
Segmental Highlights
For the three-month period, which ended on June 30, 2025, revenues from the Automobile segment increased 1.1% year over year to ¥3.54 trillion ($24.4 billion). The segment registered an operating loss of ¥29.6 billion ($204 million) as against an operating income of $222.8 billion in the corresponding quarter of fiscal 2025.
Revenues from the Motorcycle segment came in at around ¥951.6 billion ($6.58 billion), which increased 1.5% year over year. The unit’s operating profit came in at ¥189 billion ($1.30 billion), up 6.8% year over year.
Revenues from the Financial Services segment totaled ¥832.6 billion ($5.76 billion), down 11.4% year over year. The unit’s operating profit remained flat year over year at ¥85 billion ($588 million).
Revenues from Power Product and Other Businesses came in at ¥92.8 billion ($641 million), down 2.2% year over year. The segment’s operating loss narrowed to ¥219 million compared with the operating loss of ¥753 million incurred in the same period last year.
Financials & FY26 View
Consolidated cash and cash equivalents were ¥4.01 trillion ($27.7 billion) as of June 30, 2025. Long-term debt was around ¥6.95 trillion ($48.1 billion) as of June 30, 2025.
Honda projects fiscal 2026 consolidated sales volumes from the Motorcycle, Automobile and Power Products segments to be 14.25 million units, 2.83 million units and 3.67 million units, respectively. The forecast implies growth of 4.1% year over year in the Motorcycles unit. However, Automobile and Power Product Unit sales are likely to decline 0.3% and 0.8% year over year in fiscal 2026.
For fiscal 2026, Honda forecasts revenues of ¥21.1 trillion, implying a decline of 2.7% year over year. Operating profit is envisioned at ¥700 billion, indicating a contraction of 42.3% year over year. Pretax profit is forecasted to be ¥710 billion, suggesting a drop of 46.1% year over year. The muted guidance comes amid macroeconomic and tariff-related challenges. The company will pay an interim and year-end dividend of ¥35/share each in fiscal 2026.
Other Auto Giant Releases
General Motors GM reported second-quarter 2025 adjusted earnings of $2.53 per share, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.39. The bottom line, however, decreased from the year-ago quarter’s $3.06. Revenues of $47.12 billion beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $46.25 billion but fell from $47.97 billion recorded in the year-ago period.
It had cash and cash equivalents of $22.38 billion as of June 30, 2025. The long-term automotive debt at the end of the quarter was $15.48 billion. Net automotive cash provided by operating activities amounted to $4.65 billion during the quarter under review.
Ford Motor Company F reported second-quarter 2025 adjusted earnings per share of 37 cents, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 34 cents but declined from 47 cents recorded in the year-ago quarter. The company’s consolidated second-quarter revenues came in at $50.18 billion, up 5% year over year. F’s total automotive revenues came in at $46.94 billion, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $41.72 billion and rising from $44.81 billion generated a year ago.
It reported adjusted free cash flow of $2.83 billion for the quarter. It had cash and cash equivalents of $23 billion as of June 30, 2025. Long-term debt, excluding Ford Credit, totaled $16.74 billion on June 30, 2025.
Tesla TSLA reported second-quarter 2025 earnings per share of 40 cents, which topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 39 cents but decreased from the year-ago figure of 52 cents. Total revenues of $22.5 billion surpassed the consensus mark of $22.4 billion but declined 12% year over year.
It had cash/cash equivalents/investments of $36.8 billion as of June 30, 2025, compared with $36.5 billion as of Dec. 31, 2024. Long-term debt and finance leases, net of the current portion, totaled $5.2 billion, down from $5.8 billion as of Dec. 31, 2024.
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Honda Q1 Earnings Surpass Expectations, Revenues Rise Y/Y

SoundHound AI Inc. SOUN — the conversational and agentic artificial intelligence (AI) specialist — reported impressive second-quarter 2025 earnings results. SOUN reported quarterly adjusted loss of $0.03 per share, narrower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.06. This also compares to a loss of $0.11 per share a year ago. Quarterly revenues of $42.7 million were up 217% year over year, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $33 million.
SoundHound AI reported second-quarter earnings results on Aug. 7 after the closing bell. On Aug. 8, its stock priced soared 26.4%. Despite this rally, the stock is a major laggard this year. Shares of SOUN have plummeted 19.8% year to date. The broad-market benchmark — the S&P 500 Index — is up 8.5% year to date while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite is up 10.9%.
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Technological Advancement
Recently, SOUN introduced Vision AI integrating visual understanding with its voice-first platform. Vision AI strategy will enable the company to improve both top and bottom lines by making huge inroads into the emerging voice commerce market.
In the last reported quarter, Enterprise AI recorded its highest number of monthly go-lives, driven by the Amelia 7 agentic AI platform. Restaurant AI deployments expanded to more than 14,000 locations, with more than 1,000 added in the second quarter.
Automotive growth was fueled by a major OEM win in China and higher ASPs from Generative AI integration. Voice Commerce pilots with global automakers and QSRs advanced toward commercialization, creating cross-sell opportunities across verticals.
SOUN is doubling down on its multilingual and multimodal foundation model, Polaris, as a cornerstone of its competitive edge in the voice AI landscape. In the multilingual voice AI race, the company faces stiff competition from tech giants such as Alphabet Inc. GOOGL, Amazon.com Inc. AMZN and Baidu Inc. BIDU.
In this regard, the integration of Polaris across acquisitions such as SYNQ3, Allset, and Amelia has already led to enhanced upsell and cross-sell traction across verticals, further strengthening its value proposition.
Robust Clientele
SOUN has a powerful list of clients, especially in the automotive vertical. Its major clients include, Mercedes-Benz of Germany, Honda Motor Co. HMC of Japan and Hyundai Motor Co. of South Korea.
On Aug 5, management said that its advanced voice assistant with integrated Generative AI, SoundHound Chat AI Automotive, has been rolled out to vehicles of three major global automotive brands across North America. SOUN estimates that in-car voice commerce represents up to a $35 billion annual opportunity for automakers.
Solid Guidance
Management raised its 2025 revenue outlook to $160 – $178 million, citing strong close rates and expanding AI adoption. Previously, management had guided sales between $157 million and $177 million. The mid-point of the current guidance represents 99.5% year-over-year sales growth.
Sequential growth is expected in the second half, with the fourth quarter anticipated to outpace the third quarter on seasonal enterprise and automotive momentum. SOUN projects adjusted EBITDA profitability by year-end 2025, supported by ongoing cost synergies, cloud optimizations, and scaling Voice Commerce opportunities.
Attractive Estimate Revisions
For third-quarter 2025, the Zacks Consensus Estimate currently shows revenues of $44.69 million, suggesting an increase of 78.1% year over year and EPS of -$0.04, indicating an improvement of 33.3% year over year. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for current-quarter earnings has improved 20% over the last 90 days.
For full-year 2025, the Zacks Consensus Estimate currently shows revenues of $167.3 million, suggesting an increase of 97.5% year over year and earnings per share of -$0.16, indicating an improvement of 84.6% year over year. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for current-year earnings has improved 5.9% over the last 90 days.
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Lucrative Valuation
The stock price of SoundHound AI is trading at a 45.8% discount to its 52-week high. SOUN currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
This mid-cap voice AI specialist has been benefiting from accelerating adoption across enterprise, automotive, and restaurant verticals, along with solid early traction for its agentic AI and Voice Commerce initiatives.
SOUN’s technological innovations, strong client base and diversification into various business verticals are expected to generate momentum for its stock price movement in the near future.
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Pre-market futures are up today, led by foreign auto companies — particularly those in Japan. A new trade agreement was announced that lowers tariffs on Japanese imported autos to +15% from the +27.5% recently slapped on by President Trump. Sweetening the deal is a reported $550 BILLION in investments and loans.
Thus, we see this morning Toyota Motors TM up +14% in early trading, with Honda Motor Co. HMC +11%. Toyota had been saddled with a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) and Honda with a #4 (Sell), with double-digit earnings losses expected in quarterly reports early next month. EU automakers are hopeful for a similar deal, as we see companies like Stellantis STLA up +6% ahead of today’s open.
Thus, major indexes are up fairly robustly. The Dow is +240 points at this hour, +0.54%, while the S&P 500 — riding successive all-time closing highs — is +24 points, +0.38%. The Nasdaq is creeping higher, +24 points or +0.10%, while the small-cap Russell 2000 is leading the pack again: +19 points, +0.87%. Bond yields continue to quiet: +4.37% on the 10-year and +3.85% on the 2-year.
Q2 Earnings This Morning at a Glance: T, NEE
The big Q2 reports happen today after the market closes, but AT&T T posted modest beats on both top and bottom lines this morning in the telecom major’s Q2 report. Earnings of 54 cents per share outperformed the Zacks consensus by 3 cents, with revenues of $30.85 billion up +1% from estimates, largely on improved subscriber sales in the quarter. Yet shares are down -2.5% in early trading, after gaining +20% year to date.
NextEra Energy NEE also outpaced expectations by 3 cents on its bottom line, with earnings of $1.05 per share, even as revenues of $6.7 billion missed the Zacks consensus by -7.28%. However, steady guidance and a solid dividend yield are helping the stop stay afloat +0.4% in pre-market action. NEE is +8% year to date.
What to Expect from the Stock Market Today
After the opening bell, Existing Home Sales for June is due for release. Analysts expect a range-bound number where we’ve been the past few months, around 4 million seasonally adjusted, annualized units. Last time around, the Northeast, Midwest and South all saw sales growth from existing homes; only the West was negative. The median existing home sale price a month ago was $422,800.
Also, major Q2 earnings reports are out after the close, headlined by Alphabet GOOGL and Tesla TSLA — two of the so-called “Magnificent 7” stocks. Yet digging into these charts, we can see this is very much a tale of two disparate realities. While Alphabet expects higher than +13% earnings growth and better than +11% revenue gains, Tesla is expected to be down -25% on its bottom line and -12% on the top. GOOGL is riding a streak of 9-straight quarters beating earnings, while Tesla has missed in 6 of its last 8.
We also expect to hear from IBM IBM, Southwest Airlines LUV, ServiceNow NOW and Las Vegas Sands LVS. We’re now in the heart of Q2 earnings season, as we’re hearing from multiple companies in multiple sectors on the same day (as opposed to big banks at the start of the cycle and retailers at the end).
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Pre-Markets in Green Amid Trade Deal With Japan

Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Pre-market futures are up today, led by foreign auto companies — particularly those in Japan. A new trade agreement was announced that lowers tariffs on Japanese imported autos to +15% from the +27.5% recently slapped on by President Trump. Sweetening the deal is a reported $550 BILLION in investments and loans.
Thus, we see this morning Toyota Motors TM up +14% in early trading, with Honda Motor Co. HMC +11%. Toyota had been saddled with a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) and Honda with a #4 (Sell), with double-digit earnings losses expected in quarterly reports early next month. EU automakers are hopeful for a similar deal, as we see companies like Stellantis STLA up +6% ahead of today’s open.
Thus, major indexes are up fairly robustly. The Dow is +240 points at this hour, +0.54%, while the S&P 500 — riding successive all-time closing highs — is +24 points, +0.38%. The Nasdaq is creeping higher, +24 points or +0.10%, while the small-cap Russell 2000 is leading the pack again: +19 points, +0.87%. Bond yields continue to quiet: +4.37% on the 10-year and +3.85% on the 2-year.
Q2 Earnings This Morning at a Glance: T, NEE
The big Q2 reports happen today after the market closes, but AT&T T posted modest beats on both top and bottom lines this morning in the telecom major’s Q2 report. Earnings of 54 cents per share outperformed the Zacks consensus by 3 cents, with revenues of $30.85 billion up +1% from estimates, largely on improved subscriber sales in the quarter. Yet shares are down -2.5% in early trading, after gaining +20% year to date. For more on T’s earnings, click here. https://www.zacks.com/stock/news/2606931/att-t-surpasses-q2-earnings-and-revenue-estimates
NextEra Energy NEE also outpaced expectations by 3 cents on its bottom line, with earnings of $1.05 per share, even as revenues of $6.7 billion missed the Zacks consensus by -7.28%. However, steady guidance and a solid dividend yield are helping the stop stay afloat +0.4% in pre-market action. NEE is +8% year to date. For more on NEE’s earnings, click here.
What to Expect from the Stock Market Today
After the opening bell, Existing Home Sales for June is due for release. Analysts expect a range-bound number where we’ve been the past few months, around 4 million seasonally adjusted, annualized units. Last time around, the Northeast, Midwest and South all saw sales growth from existing homes; only the West was negative. The median existing home sale price a month ago was $422,800.
Also, major Q2 earnings reports are out after the close, headlined by Alphabet GOOGL and Tesla TSLA — two of the so-called “Magnificent 7” stocks. Yet digging into these charts, we can see this is very much a tale of two disparate realities. While Alphabet expects higher than +13% earnings growth and better than +11% revenue gains, Tesla is expected to be down -25% on its bottom line and -12% on the top. GOOGL is riding a streak of 9-straight quarters beating earnings, while Tesla has missed in 6 of its last 8.
We also expect to hear from IBM IBM, Southwest Airlines LUV, ServiceNow NOW and Las Vegas Sands LVS. We’re now in the heart of Q2 earnings season, as we’re hearing from multiple companies in multiple sectors on the same day (as opposed to big banks at the start of the cycle and retailers at the end).
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Pre-Markets Shine on Japanese Auto Trade Deal

NIO Inc. (NIO) shares soared 10.8% in the last trading session to close at $5.01. The move was backed by solid volume with far more shares changing hands than in a normal session. This compares to the stock's 31.8% gain over the past four weeks.
NIO stock surged after the company announced the L90’s official launch date. The model is set to launch on July 31, with deliveries starting on Aug. 1. Earlier this month, Morgan Stanley reaffirmed its “Buy” rating on NIO, highlighting the ONVO L90 launch as a key catalyst. The L90 is set to be one of the fastest-to-market models in NIO’s lineup.
This company is expected to post quarterly loss of $0.30 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of +11.8%. Revenues are expected to be $2.76 billion, up 14.8% from the year-ago quarter.
Earnings and revenue growth expectations certainly give a good sense of the potential strength in a stock, but empirical research shows that trends in earnings estimate revisions are strongly correlated with near-term stock price movements.
For NIO, the consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days. And a stock's price usually doesn't keep moving higher in the absence of any trend in earnings estimate revisions. So, make sure to keep an eye on NIO going forward to see if this recent jump can turn into more strength down the road.
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NIO belongs to the Zacks Automotive - Foreign industry. Another stock from the same industry, Honda Motor (HMC), closed the last trading session 0.3% higher at $30.41. Over the past month, HMC has returned 5.6%.
For Honda, the consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming report has remained unchanged over the past month at $0.51. This represents a change of -67.5% from what the company reported a year ago. Honda currently has a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell).
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Strength Seen in NIO (NIO): Can Its 10.8% Jump Turn into More Strength?

In trading on Friday, shares of Honda Motor Co Ltd (Symbol: HMC) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $28.91, changing hands as high as $29.80 per share. Honda Motor Co Ltd shares are currently trading up about 3.4% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of HMC shares, versus its 200 day moving average:
Looking at the chart above, HMC's low point in its 52 week range is $23.41 per share, with $33.72 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $29.73.
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Honda Motor Breaks Above 200-Day Moving Average - Bullish for HMC

Japan’s second-largest automaker, Honda Motor stock (NYSE: HMC), has largely moved sideways this year, returning about 2% since early January. Honda’s recent performance has been somewhat weak in the recent quarters. Over Q4 FY’25 (ended March 31), the company’s revenues missed estimates, coming in at about $35.1 billion, down from the year-ago figure of $36.5 billion, while earnings also fell short. While Honda’s motorcycle business has seen strong growth led by demand from Asian markets, its automobile business saw a drop in revenue amid headwinds in China. In North America, the company sold 1.65 million vehicles in FY’25, a slight uptick from the previous year, supported by stronger uptake of hybrid vehicles.
However, the 25% tariff on foreign automobile imports by the Trump Administration is likely to impact Honda’s U.S. business. Honda is looking to work around these tariffs, with reports indicating that it could manufacture its next-generation Civic hybrid, one of its most popular models, in the U.S., instead of Mexico. Honda has indicated that the impact of the tariffs imposed by the U.S. would be material to its business, with the situation also remaining fluid due to the frequent revisions in policy. Honda has guided net profit projections for 2026 coming in at 70.1% lower compared to FY’25, while revenues are projected to slip 6.4% year-over-year.
Is Honda Stock Still Attractive?
Investors are also likely concerned about Honda’s longer-term prospects. Honda doubled down on its EV strategy, boosting investments into EVs when demand is cooling and this is likely to weigh on profitability in the near term. It also remains to be seen if Honda can remain competitive in markets such as China, where local producers are seeing a surge in demand for their low-priced but very well-specced electrified vehicles. Moreover, Chinese-made vehicles are increasingly accepted globally, with China poised to become the world’s largest car exporter, overtaking Japan. Honda’s volumes in Asia declined by almost 28% year-over-year in FY’25. Besides this, the potential strengthening of the yen could also hurt Honda in the medium term. The yen has gained close to 8% versus the dollar over the last 12 months.
A stronger yen reduces the competitiveness of Honda’s exports from Japan and reduces its overseas earnings when translated back to yen. That being said, Honda’s stock valuation looks reasonable, trading at about 8x FY’25 earnings. The company’s low valuation, continued share buybacks, and potential growth in the hybrid space could help to support the stock through the current turmoil. We value Honda stock at about $32 per share, marginally ahead of the current market price. See our analysis of Honda Valuation for more details on what’s driving our valuation for Honda. Also, see our analysis of Honda Revenue for more details on Honda’s key revenue streams.
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GREEN BRICK PARTNERS INC (GRBK) is a mid-cap value stock in the Construction Services industry. The rating according to our strategy based on Peter Lynch is 74% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.
Company Description: Green Brick Partners, Inc. is a diversified homebuilding and land development company. The Company is engaged in all aspects of the homebuilding process, including land acquisition and development, entitlements, design, construction, title and mortgage services, marketing and sales and the creation of brand images at its residential neighborhoods and master planned communities. The Company operates through three segments: Builder operations Central, Builder operations Southeast, and Land Development. The Builder operations Central segment represents operations by its builders in Texas. The Builder operations Southeast segment represents operations by its builders in Georgia and Florida. The Land Development segment acquires land for the development of residential lots that are transferred to its controlled builders or sold to third party homebuilders. Its homebuilding projects include single family homes, townhomes, condos, luxury homes, and patio homes.
The following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.
P/E/GROWTH RATIO:
PASS
SALES AND P/E RATIO:
PASS
INVENTORY TO SALES:
FAIL
EPS GROWTH RATE:
PASS
TOTAL DEBT/EQUITY RATIO:
PASS
FREE CASH FLOW:
NEUTRAL
NET CASH POSITION:
NEUTRAL
Detailed Analysis of GREEN BRICK PARTNERS INC
GRBK Guru Analysis
GRBK Fundamental Analysis
HONDA MOTOR CO LTD (ADR) (HMC) is a large-cap value stock in the Auto & Truck Manufacturers industry. The rating according to our strategy based on Peter Lynch is 74% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.
Company Description: Honda Motor Co Ltd is a Japan-based company principally engaged in the motorcycle business, the automobile business, the financial service business and the life creation business. The Company operates through four business segments. The Motorcycle segment is engaged in the research and development, production and sale of motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), side-by-side vehicles and related parts. The Automobile segment is engaged in the research and development, production and sale of automobiles and related parts. The Financial Service segment is engaged in the sales financing and leasing of its products. The Power Products and Other Business segment is engaged in the research and development, production and sale of power products and related parts.
The following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.
P/E/GROWTH RATIO:
PASS
SALES AND P/E RATIO:
PASS
INVENTORY TO SALES:
PASS
EPS GROWTH RATE:
PASS
TOTAL DEBT/EQUITY RATIO:
FAIL
FREE CASH FLOW:
NEUTRAL
NET CASH POSITION:
NEUTRAL
Detailed Analysis of HONDA MOTOR CO LTD (ADR)
HMC Guru Analysis
HMC Fundamental Analysis
Peter Lynch Portfolio
About Peter Lynch: Perhaps the greatest mutual fund manager of all-time, Lynch guided Fidelity Investment's Magellan Fund to a 29.2 percent average annual return from 1977 until his retirement in 1990, almost doubling the S&P 500's 15.8 percent yearly return over that time. Lynch's common sense approach and quick wit made him one of the most quoted investors on Wall Street. ("Go for a business that any idiot can run -- because sooner or later, any idiot probably is going to run it," is one of his many pearls of wisdom.) Lynch's bestseller One Up on Wall Street is something of a "stocks for the everyman/everywoman", breaking his approach down into easy-to-understand concepts.
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Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itself. For the First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund ETF (Symbol: FVD), we found that the implied analyst target price for the ETF based upon its underlying holdings is $48.99 per unit.
With FVD trading at a recent price near $44.36 per unit, that means that analysts see 10.44% upside for this ETF looking through to the average analyst targets of the underlying holdings. Three of FVD's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are Diageo plc (Symbol: DEO), Toyota Motor Corporation (Symbol: TM), and Honda Motor Co Ltd (Symbol: HMC). Although DEO has traded at a recent price of $108.08/share, the average analyst target is 15.96% higher at $125.33/share. Similarly, TM has 14.34% upside from the recent share price of $182.88 if the average analyst target price of $209.10/share is reached, and analysts on average are expecting HMC to reach a target price of $33.60/share, which is 13.59% above the recent price of $29.58. Below is a twelve month price history chart comparing the stock performance of DEO, TM, and HMC:
Below is a summary table of the current analyst target prices discussed above:
Name
Symbol
Recent Price
Avg. Analyst 12-Mo. Target
% Upside to Target
First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund ETF
FVD
$44.36
$48.99
10.44%
Diageo plc
DEO
$108.08
$125.33
15.96%
Toyota Motor Corporation
TM
$182.88
$209.10
14.34%
Honda Motor Co Ltd
HMC
$29.58
$33.60
13.59%
Are analysts justified in these targets, or overly optimistic about where these stocks will be trading 12 months from now? Do the analysts have a valid justification for their targets, or are they behind the curve on recent company and industry developments? A high price target relative to a stock's trading price can reflect optimism about the future, but can also be a precursor to target price downgrades if the targets were a relic of the past. These are questions that require further investor research.
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Implied FVD Analyst Target Price: $49

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Coca-Cola’s shares have outperformed the Zacks Beverages - Soft drinks industry over the year-to-date period (+16% vs. +8%). The company delivered a strong first-quarter 2025, marking its ninth consecutive quarter of beating top- and bottom-line expectations. First-quarter 2025 performance was driven by broad-based growth, improved price/mix, and effective execution of its all-weather strategy, which blends marketing, innovation, and revenue growth management.
Innovation and marketing continue to drive brand momentum, with impactful campaigns and product launches. However, volume softness in key markets like North America and Mexico, due to weather, timing shifts, and weaker sentiment, tempered momentum.
Currency headwinds, higher taxes, and rising interest costs continue to be concerns. Despite reaffirming its 2025 guidance, management signaled a cautious near-term outlook, describing Q2 as potentially "choppy."
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Shares of Abbott have outperformed the Zacks Medical - Products industry over the year-to-date period (+15.7% vs. +4.3%). The company’s pipeline is unlocking new growth opportunities, supporting the company’s positive momentum and strong growth outlook for 2025. Freestyle Libre, Lingo and Libre Rio CGM devices are on a great trajectory. Alinity, the company’s next-generation suite of systems, is a key driver in the core lab diagnostics business.
Abbott is optimistic about its latest progress with biosimilars and expects this to significantly boost EPD sales, beginning 2025. Within Nutrition, despite softness in its international pediatric arm, Abbott is regaining market share banking on strong Adult Nutrition business.
Yet, the significant runoff of COVID-19 testing-related sales is hurting Abbott’s Diagnostics growth. Headwinds such as tough macro conditions and foreign exchange also adds to the worry.
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AT&T’s shares have outperformed the Zacks Wireless National industry over the year-to-date period (+23% vs. +13.5%). The company is witnessing healthy momentum in its postpaid wireless business with a lower churn rate and increased adoption of higher-tier unlimited plans. AT&T expects to gain a competitive edge over rivals through edge computing services that allow businesses to route application-specific traffic where they need it and where it’s most effective.
Acquisition of Lumen’s fiber internet connectivity business will significantly expand market reach. Collaboration with Ericsson to deploy a commercial-scale open radio access network will likely bring long term benefits.
However, the company is facing a steady decline in linear TV subscribers and legacy services. Stiff competition in the U.S. wireless market remains a major concern. As AT&T tries to woo customers with discounts, freebies and cash credits, margin pressures tend to rise.
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