Carrefour (OTCMKTS:CRRFY) Shares Up 0.4% - Should You Buy?

Key Points

• Shares rose 0.4% to $3.62 on Thursday with 203,661 shares traded (down 58% vs. average), and the stock is trading near its 50‑day SMA of $3.55 and above its 200‑day SMA of $3.27.
• Analyst sentiment is a consensus "Buy" (1 Strong Buy, 2 Buy, 1 Hold); Citigroup reiterated a Buy while Jefferies recently downgraded the stock to Hold.
• Balance‑sheet snapshot: debt‑to‑equity 0.83 with a current ratio of 0.87 and quick ratio of 0.63, suggesting modest leverage and liquidity below 1.0.

Carrefour SA (OTCMKTS:CRRFY - Get Free Report) shot up 0.4% on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $3.6547 and last traded at $3.62. 203,661 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 58% from the average session volume of 480,733 shares. The stock had previously closed at $3.6050.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently issued reports on CRRFY. Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Carrefour in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded Carrefour from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, January 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Buy".

Carrefour Stock Up 0.4%

The business's 50 day simple moving average is $3.55 and its 200 day simple moving average is $3.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 0.87 and a quick ratio of 0.63.

Carrefour Company Profile

Carrefour is a French multinational retail corporation established in 1959 and headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. As one of the world's largest retail chains, the company pioneered the hypermarket concept in Europe, combining a supermarket and department store under one roof. Over the decades, Carrefour has expanded its footprint to encompass a variety of store formats, including hypermarkets, supermarkets, cash & carry outlets, convenience stores and e-commerce platforms, catering to a wide range of consumer needs.

Carrefour's core business activities revolve around food retailing, non-food products and services.

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