E.On Se (OTCMKTS:EONGY) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

E.On Se (OTCMKTS:EONGY - Get Free Report) has been given a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" by the eight ratings firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, two have issued a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company.

EONGY has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Oddo Bhf downgraded shares of E.On to a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 15th. Berenberg Bank upgraded shares of E.On to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an "overweight" rating on shares of E.On in a research report on Thursday, May 15th. Citigroup upgraded shares of E.On to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th. Finally, Barclays downgraded shares of E.On from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 4th.

E.On Trading Up 0.4%

E.On stock opened at $18.55 on Tuesday. E.On has a 52 week low of $10.65 and a 52 week high of $18.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.40, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 0.92. The stock has a market capitalization of $48.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.19, a PEG ratio of 4.61 and a beta of 0.78. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $17.72 and a 200 day simple moving average of $14.93.

E.On (OTCMKTS:EONGY - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 14th. The utilities provider reported $0.52 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.50 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $28.28 billion during the quarter. E.On had a return on equity of 13.05% and a net margin of 5.41%. Analysts expect that E.On will post 1.16 earnings per share for the current year.

E.On Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 20th were paid a dividend of $0.4256 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 19th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.48%. E.On's payout ratio is presently 25.27%.

E.On Company Profile

E.ON SE operates as an energy company in Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden, the Netherlands, rest of Europe, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Energy Networks and Customer Solutions. The Energy Networks segment operates power and gas distribution networks, as well as provides maintenance, repairs, and related services.

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