The Goldman Sachs Group Downgrades Kubota (OTCMKTS:KUBTY) to Strong Sell

Key Points

• Goldman Sachs downgraded Kubota from “strong buy” to “strong sell,” while analyst opinions remain mixed; MarketBeat reports a consensus rating of “moderate buy.”
• Kubota shares opened at $86.72, with a market capitalization of approximately $19.72 billion and a 12-month trading range of $60.53 to $107.97.
• The company exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $2.78 in earnings per share versus the $1.79 consensus estimate and revenue of $5.59 billion versus $5.05 billion expected.

Kubota (OTCMKTS:KUBTY - Get Free Report) was downgraded by equities research analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group from a "strong-buy" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a note issued to investors on Sunday, Zacks reports.

KUBTY has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Zacks Research raised Kubota from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Morgan Stanley downgraded Kubota from an "equal weight" rating to an "underweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, September 30th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Kubota currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy".

Kubota Stock Performance

Shares of Kubota stock opened at $86.72 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.61, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.43, a P/E/G ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.00. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $88.03 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $86.03. Kubota has a 12 month low of $60.53 and a 12 month high of $107.97.

Kubota (OTCMKTS:KUBTY - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $2.78 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.79 by $0.99. Kubota had a net margin of 8.18% and a return on equity of 9.12%. The business had revenue of $5.59 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.05 billion. Kubota has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.150-8.150 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Kubota will post 7.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Kubota

Kubota Corporation is a Japanese manufacturer of agricultural, construction and water-related equipment. Founded in Osaka in 1890 by Gonshiro Kubota, the company has developed from a producer of cast-iron water pipes into a global industrial group serving farmers, contractors, municipalities and other commercial customers.

Kubota's agricultural products include tractors, combines, rice transplanters, farm implements, lawn and grounds-care equipment, and utility vehicles. The company also manufactures compact construction machinery, including excavators, wheel loaders and related equipment, as well as diesel and other industrial engines used in construction, agriculture and power-generation applications.

Through its water and environmental businesses, Kubota provides products and systems such as ductile iron pipes, valves, pumps and wastewater-treatment equipment.

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