Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (HMC): Among Cheap Rising Stocks to Buy Right Now

We recently published a list of the 10 Cheap Rising Stocks to Buy Right Now. In this article, we will look at where Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (NYSE:HMC) stands against other cheap rising stocks in which to invest.

On May 2, US stocks notched their longest winning streak since 2004 as the United States and China signaled a willingness to have trade talks. The broad market index rose 1.47%, which helped it erase the losses since the Trump administration announced reciprocal tariffs on April 2.

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Trump told Time magazine on April 22 that his administration was engaged with China on striking a tariff deal. The US president also said he expects announcements on many other trade deals to be made over the next three to four weeks.

During an interview with NBC on May 2, the US President stated that tariffs on Chinese imports will eventually be lowered:

At some point, I’m going to lower them because otherwise, you could never do business with them. They want to do business very much … their economy is collapsing.”

Jay Hatfield, founder and chief investment officer of InfraCap, believes the worst of the uncertainty around tariffs is over. He shared the following remarks while talking to CNBC:

“The confusion about whether there’s really talks going on with China or not took some steam out of the market. Our view is that we’ve reached peak tariff tantrum and so it’s likely to be more positive than negative.”

A spokesperson for China’s Commerce Ministry has said the country is currently assessing proposals shared by Washington to begin trade negotiations. Analysts view the statement as a subtle shift in tone from Beijing that could potentially open the door for talks on tariffs.

The stock market has also received a boost from the latest jobs data shared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The American economy added 177,000 new jobs in April. While this was slightly down from 185,000 jobs in March, the gain was still stronger than the average pace of monthly job growth in the last three months, which reflected the resilience of the US job market.

Our Methodology

For this article, we sifted through screeners to identify stocks with returns of 10% or more over the past 30 days, a forward P/E ratio of less than 15, a trailing P/E ratio of less than 15, and a P/B ratio of under 1. From there, we picked the 10 stocks with the lowest forward P/E ratio and ranked them in descending order. All data is as of the close of business on May 5, 2025.

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Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (NYSE:HMC)

30-day returns: 23.20%

Forward P/E ratio: 6.64

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (NYSE:HMC) is a Japan-based company engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of automobiles, motorcycles, power equipment, and other products.

In December last year, the company announced an ambitious plan to double its hybrid car sales to 1.3 million vehicles per annum by 2030 from the levels in 2023. The Japanese automaker said this would help provide a ‘bridge’ until EVs become more widespread.

Katsuto Hayashi, Honda’s automobile operations chief, stated the following in a press briefing:

“Hybrids will serve as a bridge until EVs become fully widespread. Perhaps Toyota’s Prius may come to your mind when you think of hybrids, but I believe we can change the game.”

Starting in 2026, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (NYSE:HMC) will begin to install new, fuel-efficient hybrid systems for compact and mid-sized cars. It aims to boost EV production to over 2 million by 2030, as part of its goal to sell only EVs and fuel cell vehicles by 2040.

On April 24, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (NYSE:HMC) shared a summary of production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for March. Global production fell 3.4% during the month compared to the prior year’s period, mainly due to a 4% decline in overseas output. Domestic sales in Japan increased 4.1% year-over-year, while exports were down by 22.1%.

Despite recent metrics, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (NYSE:HMC) is an attractive stock, given its impressive recent returns and a low forward P/E ratio, making it one of the best cheap rising stocks to buy right now.

Overall, HMC ranks 5th among the 10 Cheap Rising Stocks to Buy Right Now. While we acknowledge the potential of HMC as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter time frame. There is an AI stock that went up since the beginning of 2025, while popular AI stocks lost around 25%. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than HMC but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.

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