Bouygues (OTCMKTS:BOUYF) Posts Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.17 EPS

Key Points

• Bouygues reported quarterly EPS of ($0.28), beating analysts' consensus of ($0.45) by $0.17.
• Shares were flat at $55.65 (the 52‑week high) with a market cap of $105.45 billion and a P/E of 15.9; the company shows a debt/equity of 0.65 and a current ratio of 0.93.
• Analyst sentiment is a "Moderate Buy" (two Buys, one Hold) after recent upgrades from Oddo Bhf and new outperform coverage from BNP Paribas Exane, while Citigroup remains neutral.

Bouygues (OTCMKTS:BOUYF - Get Free Report) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The company reported ($0.28) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.45) by $0.17, Zacks reports. Bouygues had a net margin of 2.07% and a return on equity of 8.31%.

Bouygues Price Performance

BOUYF remained flat at $55.65 during trading on Thursday. Bouygues has a fifty-two week low of $33.80 and a fifty-two week high of $55.65. The firm has a market cap of $105.45 billion, a PE ratio of 15.90 and a beta of 0.46. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $51.51 and its 200-day simple moving average is $49.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.85.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on BOUYF. Citigroup restated a "neutral" rating on shares of Bouygues in a report on Friday, May 1st. Oddo Bhf upgraded shares of Bouygues to an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane began coverage on shares of Bouygues in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. They set an "outperform" rating on the stock. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy".

About Bouygues

Bouygues is a diversified French industrial group founded in 1952 by Francis Bouygues and headquartered in Paris. Over decades the company has expanded from its origins in construction into a multi‑sector conglomerate, maintaining a significant presence in construction and civil engineering, property development, telecommunications and media. Leadership has remained in the Bouygues family, with Martin Bouygues succeeding the founder and guiding the group through its diversification and international expansion.

The group's core business activities are organized around several principal subsidiaries and divisions.

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