Arkema SA (OTCMKTS:ARKAY) Receives Average Rating of "Reduce" from Brokerages

Key Points

• Consensus "Reduce": Eight brokerages assign Arkema a consensus recommendation of "Reduce", comprising three sell, three hold and two buy ratings.
• Recent analyst activity is mixed: Goldman Sachs upgraded Arkema to a buy, Kepler cut it from strong-buy to hold, Zacks downgraded to strong sell, and Deutsche Bank reaffirmed a hold.
• Stock snapshot: shares opened at $70.66 (about down 2.5%), market cap $5.37B, P/E 81.22, 52‑week range $56.28–$79.36, with 50‑ and 200‑day SMAs at $67.81 and $62.98.

Arkema SA (OTCMKTS:ARKAY - Get Free Report) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of "Reduce" from the eight brokerages that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company.

ARKAY has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded Arkema from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Kepler Capital Markets cut Arkema from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, February 27th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of Arkema in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Zacks Research cut Arkema from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 6th.

Arkema Stock Down 2.5%

Shares of ARKAY stock opened at $70.66 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $5.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 81.22 and a beta of 0.84. Arkema has a 52 week low of $56.28 and a 52 week high of $79.36. The company has a quick ratio of 1.63, a current ratio of 2.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $67.81 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $62.98.

About Arkema

Arkema SA is a global specialty chemicals and advanced materials company headquartered in Colombes, France. Established in 2004 as a spin-off from Total's chemicals division, the company offers a broad portfolio of high-performance materials designed to improve durability, thermal and chemical resistance, and environmental performance across diverse industries.

Arkema's operations are organized into four core segments. Adhesive Solutions delivers bonding, sealing, and coating technologies for markets such as packaging, medical devices, and consumer goods.

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