Goldman Sachs analyst David Tamberrino downgraded Harley-Davidson (HOG) to Sell from Neutral and lowered his price target for the shares to $34 from $37. The stock closed yesterday down 78c to $38.92. The analyst views Harley as the "worst positioned" within his Powersports coverage given its concentration in a "secularly declining" motorcycle market. The company needs to grow its customer-base through rider academies as well as incremental marketing spend, Tamberrino tells investors in a research note. Further, Harley-Davidson's new product introductions into more crowded markets will likely lower its margins. While Harley's move into smaller bikes and electrification has longer-term benefits, the strategy could hurt profitability given the requirements for incremental spend, says the analyst. Lastly, Tamberrino sees risk to Harley-Davidson Financial Services as interest rates rise. The analyst this morning also initiated coverage of Polaris Industries (PII) with a Buy rating and BRP Inc. (DOOO) with a Neutral rating.

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Harley-Davidson continues to expect: HDMC revenue flat to down 9% and operating income margin of 12.6%-13.6%, HDFS operating income flat to up 5%, LiveWire electric motorcycle unit sales of 1,000 to 1,500 and Harley-Davidson capital investments of $225M-$250M.

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RBC Capital lowered the firm's price target on Polaris to $97 from $103 and keeps a Sector Perform rating on the shares. The company's Q1 results were "in-line to ahead" of estimates and the management affirmed its guidance, but while Polaris believes the company's inventory is largely healthy relative to the overall industry, dealers view their general inventory as being too high given the weaker retailing environment and higher/rising floorplan financing costs, the analyst tells investors in a research note.

Baird lowered the firm's price target on Polaris to $100 from $110 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The firm said they beat expectations and reiterated guidance, but shares fell 2% on persistent inventory concerns. Baird believes the stock seems washed out or close to it, but investors need to be convinced "the last cut" to guidance is in place before buying into the 2026 plan.

Citi analyst James Hardiman lowered the firm's price target on Polaris to $96 from $100 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. The Q1 upside appears to be a function of expense timing if the reiterated guidance is any indication, the analyst tells investors in a research note. Citi continues to see risk to the remainder of the year, but sees limited downside to shares from here, with its base case implying modest upside over the next twelve months. It believes elevated promotions continue to weigh on the leisure industry.