DHL Group (OTCMKTS:DHLGY) Shares Gap Up - Time to Buy?

Key Points

• Shares gapped up before the market on Friday, opening at $29.98 versus the prior close of $27.18 (volume 1,825).
• Quarterly results showed EPS of $1.05, which missed the $1.15 consensus by $0.10, while revenue of $25.72 billion topped expectations of $22.51 billion; net margin was 4.24% and ROE 15.78%.
• Analyst opinions are mixed — two Strong Buy, one Buy and six Hold — giving an average rating of “Moderate Buy”, with recent moves including a Goldman Sachs downgrade and a Barclays upgrade.

DHL Group Sponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:DHLGY - Get Free Report)'s share price gapped up before the market opened on Friday . The stock had previously closed at $27.18, but opened at $29.98. DHL Group shares last traded at $29.98, with a volume of 1,825 shares.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group cut shares of DHL Group from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Barclays upgraded DHL Group from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy".

DHL Group Price Performance

The company has a market cap of $66.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.21. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $41.47 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $48.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.93.

DHL Group (OTCMKTS:DHLGY - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $1.05 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.15 by ($0.10). The firm had revenue of $25.72 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $22.51 billion. DHL Group had a net margin of 4.24% and a return on equity of 15.78%. On average, equities research analysts predict that DHL Group Sponsored ADR will post 1.91 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

DHL Group Company Profile

DHL Group OTCMKTS: DHLGY is the international logistics and postal services business of Deutsche Post DHL Group, headquartered in Bonn, Germany. The company operates a global network that serves corporate and individual customers with a range of logistics solutions spanning domestic and international mail and parcel services, express courier operations, freight forwarding, contract logistics and supply chain management. It offers services to e-commerce retailers, manufacturers, healthcare and automotive companies, among other industries.

Its principal operating activities are organized across distinct logistics businesses including express courier services for time‑sensitive international shipments, global forwarding and freight for air, ocean and road transport, contract logistics for warehousing and distribution, e‑commerce fulfillment solutions, and national postal and parcel operations in Germany.

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