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Aperam (OTCMKTS:APEMY) Shares Gap Up - Time to Buy?

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Key Points

  • Aperam's stock price gapped up to $31.41 from a previous close of $30.10, with a trading volume of 161 shares.
  • Jefferies Financial Group downgraded Aperam's rating from "buy" to "hold", contributing to its current average rating of "Hold" among analysts.
  • Aperam announced a dividend of $0.444, set to be paid on September 11th, with an impressive dividend yield of 571.0%.
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Aperam (OTCMKTS:APEMY - Get Free Report)'s stock price gapped up before the market opened on Tuesday . The stock had previously closed at $30.10, but opened at $31.41. Aperam shares last traded at $31.41, with a volume of 161 shares traded.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of Aperam from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat, Aperam currently has an average rating of "Hold".

Check Out Our Latest Research Report on APEMY

Aperam Stock Up 4.3%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 1.73 and a quick ratio of 0.43. The firm's 50 day moving average is $31.26 and its two-hundred day moving average is $30.76. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.87 and a beta of 1.37.

Aperam (OTCMKTS:APEMY - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.38 by ($0.10). The business had revenue of $1.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.71 billion. Aperam had a net margin of 3.11% and a return on equity of 1.72%. Research analysts predict that Aperam will post 2.84 EPS for the current year.

Aperam Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 11th. Investors of record on Monday, August 18th will be paid a $0.444 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 571.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 15th. Aperam's payout ratio is currently 61.25%.

About Aperam

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Aperam SA, together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells stainless and specialty steel products worldwide. It operates through four segments: Stainless & Electrical Steel; Services & Solutions; Alloys & Specialties; and Recycling & Renewables. The company offers a range of stainless steel products, including grain oriented and non-grain oriented electrical steel products, and specialty alloys.

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