Brookfield Business (NYSE:BBUC) Stock Rating Upgraded by Wall Street Zen

Key Points

• Wall Street Zen upgraded BBUC to a "hold", joining Zacks' recent move from "strong sell" to "hold"; despite this, MarketBeat shows a consensus rating of "Reduce" with one analyst Hold and one Sell (Weiss: "sell (d-)").
• Shares trade around $33.33 with a 1‑year range of $23.06–$38.25, a market cap of about $2.92 billion and a negative P/E of -128.19, reflecting current losses and elevated leverage (debt/equity 2.91).
• Institutional investors own roughly 85.04% of the company, and several funds (Signaturefd, SG Americas, Jump Financial, Franklin Resources, Squarepoint) recently added or increased positions.

Brookfield Business (NYSE:BBUC - Get Free Report) was upgraded by stock analysts at Wall Street Zen to a "hold" rating in a research note issued on Sunday.

BBUC has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Zacks Research raised shares of Brookfield Business from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Weiss Ratings reissued a "sell (d-)" rating on shares of Brookfield Business in a research note on Monday, December 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Brookfield Business presently has a consensus rating of "Reduce".

Brookfield Business Stock Performance

Shares of Brookfield Business stock opened at $33.33 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $33.75. Brookfield Business has a 1 year low of $23.06 and a 1 year high of $38.25. The company has a current ratio of 1.67, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.91. The firm has a market cap of $2.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -128.19 and a beta of 1.32.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of BBUC. Signaturefd LLC raised its holdings in shares of Brookfield Business by 29.4% during the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 3,018 shares of the company's stock valued at $108,000 after purchasing an additional 685 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of Brookfield Business during the 4th quarter valued at $178,000. Jump Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Brookfield Business during the 4th quarter valued at $240,000. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Brookfield Business by 7.1% during the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 7,302 shares of the company's stock valued at $262,000 after purchasing an additional 482 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC bought a new position in shares of Brookfield Business during the 4th quarter valued at $280,000. Institutional investors own 85.04% of the company's stock.

Brookfield Business Company Profile

Brookfield Business NYSE: BBUC is a publicly traded operating company affiliated with the Brookfield group that focuses on owning and managing a portfolio of industrial and business services companies. The company’s model centers on acquiring established businesses and applying active operational oversight, capital investment and strategic management to improve performance and support long‑term growth.

Brookfield Business’s activities span a range of sectors within the industrial and services landscape, including manufacturing, industrial services, specialty distribution and business‑to‑business service providers.

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