Dai Nippon Printing (OTCMKTS:DNPLY) Shares Gap Up - What's Next?

Key Points

• Dai Nippon Printing (OTCMKTS:DNPLY) shares gapped up pre-market from $9.02 to an open of $9.61 and last traded at $9.10 on light volume (1,427 shares).
• Goldman Sachs raised the stock to a "hold" on March 2, and the consensus analyst rating remains "Hold."
• The company has a market cap of $8.04 billion and a PE of 14.52, with recent quarterly results showing $0.19 EPS on $2.53 billion revenue, a 5.39% net margin and 8.99% ROE.

Shares of Dai Nippon Printing Co. (OTCMKTS:DNPLY - Get Free Report) gapped up before the market opened on Wednesday . The stock had previously closed at $9.02, but opened at $9.61. Dai Nippon Printing shares last traded at $9.10, with a volume of 1,427 shares trading hands.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Dai Nippon Printing to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold".

Dai Nippon Printing Trading Up 1.4%

The company has a market cap of $8.04 billion, a PE ratio of 14.52 and a beta of 0.54. The company has a 50-day moving average of $9.49 and a 200 day moving average of $9.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 2.23 and a quick ratio of 1.77.

Dai Nippon Printing (OTCMKTS:DNPLY - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 13th. The company reported $0.19 EPS for the quarter. Dai Nippon Printing had a net margin of 5.39% and a return on equity of 8.99%. The company had revenue of $2.53 billion during the quarter.

Dai Nippon Printing Company Profile

Dai Nippon Printing Co, Ltd. OTCMKTS: DNPLY, commonly known as DNP, is one of Japan’s largest comprehensive printing companies. Established in 1876 and headquartered in Tokyo, the company has built a legacy in traditional and digital printing, offering a broad spectrum of paper-based and value-added services. Over its long history, DNP has evolved from newspaper and book printing to becoming a diversified provider of information, communication and functional materials.

DNP’s business is organized into several key segments.

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