Deutsche Lufthansa AG (OTCMKTS:DLAKY) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" from Analysts

Key Points

• Analysts have given Deutsche Lufthansa a consensus recommendation of Hold, based on nine ratings (1 sell, 6 hold, 1 buy, 1 strong buy).
• The company reported quarterly EPS of $0.24, missing estimates by $0.02 while beating revenue expectations ($11.52B vs $11.38B), and analysts expect full-year EPS of 0.87.
• Shares opened at $8.71, trading below both the 50‑day ($9.86) and 200‑day ($9.45) moving averages, with a market cap of $10.44B and a low P/E of 6.40.

Deutsche Lufthansa AG (OTCMKTS:DLAKY - Get Free Report) has been given a consensus recommendation of "Hold" by the nine ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, six have given a hold recommendation, one has assigned a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company.

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. Zacks Research lowered Deutsche Lufthansa from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Barclays upgraded shares of Deutsche Lufthansa from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, March 9th. Kepler Capital Markets raised shares of Deutsche Lufthansa from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, December 12th. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Deutsche Lufthansa from an "underweight" rating to an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded shares of Deutsche Lufthansa from a "neutral" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Friday, March 20th.

Deutsche Lufthansa Stock Performance

Deutsche Lufthansa stock opened at $8.71 on Friday. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $9.86 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $9.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a current ratio of 0.85. Deutsche Lufthansa has a 1 year low of $6.21 and a 1 year high of $11.29. The firm has a market cap of $10.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.44 and a beta of 0.96.

Deutsche Lufthansa (OTCMKTS:DLAKY - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, March 6th. The transportation company reported $0.24 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.26 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $11.52 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.38 billion. Deutsche Lufthansa had a net margin of 3.63% and a return on equity of 13.47%. On average, research analysts predict that Deutsche Lufthansa will post 0.87 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Deutsche Lufthansa Company Profile

Deutsche Lufthansa AG is a leading global aviation company headquartered in Cologne, Germany, and is recognized as one of the world's largest airline groups. Founded in its modern form in 1953, the company traces its heritage back to the original Deutsche Luft Hansa established in 1926. Lufthansa operates passenger and cargo services under its flagship brand, as well as through numerous subsidiaries including Swiss International Air Lines, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and the low-cost carrier Eurowings.

The group's passenger network spans Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa and the Middle East, with primary hubs at Frankfurt Airport and Munich Airport.

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