DHL Group (OTCMKTS:DHLGY) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume - Here's What Happened

Key Points

• DHL Group's stock experienced an unusual trading volume increase of 668%, with 1,230,498 shares traded compared to the previous day's 160,287 shares.
• Analyst ratings for DHL Group are mixed, with one "Strong Buy," one "Buy," three "Hold," and one "Sell" rating, resulting in an average rating of "Hold."
• The company reported a net margin of 4.11% and earnings per share of $0.82, which exceeded analysts' expectations of $0.72 for the last quarter.

DHL Group Sponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:DHLGY - Get Free Report) shares saw strong trading volume on Monday . 1,230,498 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 668% from the previous session's volume of 160,287 shares.The stock last traded at $46.01 and had previously closed at $45.52.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Kepler Capital Markets cut shares of DHL Group from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of DHL Group in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. UBS Group lowered shares of DHL Group from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a report on Tuesday, June 24th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered shares of DHL Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, September 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, DHL Group has an average rating of "Hold".

DHL Group Stock Up 1.0%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a current ratio of 0.95. The stock has a market capitalization of $55.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 1.20. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $45.81 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $44.61.

DHL Group (OTCMKTS:DHLGY - Get Free Report) last posted 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. The firm had revenue of $22.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $21.16 billion. DHL Group had a net margin of 4.11% and a return on equity of 14.92%. As a group, research analysts expect that DHL Group Sponsored ADR will post 3.01 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About DHL Group

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.

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