ams-OSRAM (OTCMKTS:AMSSY) Shares Gap Up - Still a Buy?

Key Points

• ams-OSRAM shares gapped up, opening at $5.62 versus the prior close of $5.30 and last trading at $5.62 on very light volume (119 shares).
• Wall Street sentiment is weak — the consensus rating is "Reduce" after recent downgrades from Jefferies and Deutsche Bank, with three Holds and one Sell among analysts.
• The company beat the quarter (EPS $0.20 vs. $0.04 estimate; revenue $1.02B vs. $870.8M est.) but still posted a negative net margin (-3.76%) and high leverage (debt-to-equity 2.64).

ams-OSRAM AG Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:AMSSY - Get Free Report)'s stock price gapped up before the market opened on Tuesday . The stock had previously closed at $5.30, but opened at $5.62. ams-OSRAM shares last traded at $5.62, with a volume of 119 shares.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have issued reports on AMSSY. Jefferies Financial Group lowered ams-OSRAM from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, November 21st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut ams-OSRAM to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Zacks Research raised ams-OSRAM from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, ams-OSRAM currently has a consensus rating of "Reduce".

ams-OSRAM Trading Up 6.0%

The company has a quick ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.64. The firm has a market cap of $1.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.92 and a beta of 1.04. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $5.28 and a 200 day moving average price of $5.82.

ams-OSRAM (OTCMKTS:AMSSY - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The company reported $0.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.04 by $0.16. ams-OSRAM had a positive return on equity of 6.11% and a negative net margin of 3.76%.The firm had revenue of $1.02 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $870.83 million. As a group, research analysts anticipate that ams-OSRAM AG Unsponsored ADR will post 0.67 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ams-OSRAM Company Profile

ams-OSRAM AG is a global technology company specializing in optical solutions, combining the sensor expertise of ams with the lighting heritage of OSRAM. The company develops and manufactures a broad range of high-performance products, including light-emitting diodes (LEDs), laser diode and infrared (IR) emitters, optical sensors, and sensor interfaces. These components are used across a variety of applications to enable advanced illumination, sensing, and imaging capabilities.

The company's product portfolio serves diverse end markets such as consumer electronics, automotive, industrial, and medical.

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