BE Semiconductor Industries NV (OTCMKTS:BESIY) Receives Average Recommendation of "Hold" from Analysts

Key Points

• Analyst consensus: BE Semiconductor Industries has an average rating of "Hold" from 11 analysts (six hold, five buy), with recent firm-level moves including Needham upgrading to buy and Kepler downgrading to hold.
• Stock and valuation: Shares rose 6.1% to open at $261.73 (the 1‑year high), giving a market cap of about $18.98 billion and a high P/E of ~139.96, while the 50‑ and 200‑day moving averages (215.88 and 184.77) signal a strong uptrend.
• Company profile: BESI is a global supplier of back‑end semiconductor assembly equipment—designing and manufacturing die attach, wire bonding and flip‑chip systems for memory, logic, power and RF devices.

Shares of BE Semiconductor Industries NV (OTCMKTS:BESIY - Get Free Report) have been given an average rating of "Hold" by the eleven analysts that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have issued a buy recommendation on the company.

Several brokerages have issued reports on BESIY. Needham & Company LLC raised shares of BE Semiconductor Industries to a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Berenberg Bank raised shares of BE Semiconductor Industries to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of BE Semiconductor Industries in a research report on Sunday, January 4th. Citigroup reaffirmed a "neutral" rating on shares of BE Semiconductor Industries in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, Kepler Capital Markets downgraded shares of BE Semiconductor Industries from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th.

BE Semiconductor Industries Stock Up 6.1%

BESIY opened at $261.73 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $215.88 and a 200 day moving average price of $184.77. The company has a market cap of $18.98 billion, a PE ratio of 139.96 and a beta of 1.78. BE Semiconductor Industries has a 1 year low of $103.71 and a 1 year high of $261.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 4.88 and a current ratio of 5.55.

BE Semiconductor Industries Company Profile

BE Semiconductor Industries NV OTCMKTS: BESIY, commonly known as BESI, is a global supplier of assembly equipment for the semiconductor industry. The company designs, develops and manufactures capital equipment used in the back-end production of semiconductor devices, including die attach, wire bonding and flip chip packaging systems. BESI's platforms support a wide range of applications from memory and logic chips to advanced power devices and radio-frequency modules, enabling high precision, throughput and yield in device assembly and test processes.

Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Duiven, the Netherlands, BESI went public on Euronext Amsterdam in 1999.

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