DHL Group (OTCMKTS:DHLGY) Hits New 12-Month High - Should You Buy?

Key Points

• Shares of DHL Group reached a new 52-week high of $48.36 during trading, closing at $48.32 after a volume of 6,677 shares changed hands.
• Brokerages are divided on the stock, with UBS Group downgrading it from a "hold" to a "strong sell" while HSBC Global Research upgraded it from "hold" to "strong buy."
• DHL Group reported earnings per share (EPS) of $0.82 for the last quarter, exceeding analysts' estimates of $0.72, with revenue also surpassing expectations at $22.93 billion.

DHL Group Sponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:DHLGY - Get Free Report) shares hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $48.36 and last traded at $48.32, with a volume of 6677 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $47.12.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have issued reports on the company. UBS Group lowered DHL Group from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 24th. Hsbc Global Res raised DHL Group from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, May 2nd.

DHL Group Price Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 0.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $46.46 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $43.32. The company has a market capitalization of $58.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.23.

DHL Group (OTCMKTS:DHLGY - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.82 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.10. DHL Group had a return on equity of 14.68% and a net margin of 4.11%. The company had revenue of $22.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $21.16 billion. As a group, research analysts anticipate that DHL Group Sponsored ADR will post 3.01 EPS for the current year.

DHL Group Company Profile

Deutsche Post AG operates as a mail and logistics company in Germany, rest of Europe, the Americas, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. The company operates through five segments: Express; Global Forwarding, Freight; Supply Chain; eCommerce Solutions; and Post & Parcel Germany. The Express segment offers time-definite courier and express services to business and private customers.