Erste Group Bank Forecasts Higher Earnings for DHL Group

Key Points

• Erste Group raised its FY2026 EPS forecast for DHL Group to $1.90 from $1.88, while the street consensus for the current full year remains $3.01 per share.
• Analyst sentiment is mixed: Barclays recently upgraded DHL to a “strong-buy” while Goldman Sachs cut it to a hold, and the consensus rating on MarketBeat is currently “Moderate Buy” (2 Strong Buy, 1 Buy, 6 Hold).
• DHL shares jumped about 5.1% amid these updates; the stock trades around $28.23 with a $63.2B market cap, and the company recently reported a quarterly EPS miss ($1.05 vs. $1.15) but revenue beat ($25.72B vs. $22.51B estimate).

DHL Group Sponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:DHLGY - Free Report) - Erste Group Bank upped their FY2026 EPS estimates for DHL Group in a research note issued on Thursday, April 2nd. Erste Group Bank analyst S. Lingnau now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.90 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $1.88. The consensus estimate for DHL Group's current full-year earnings is $3.01 per share.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on DHLGY. Barclays upgraded shares of DHL Group from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, March 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered shares of DHL Group from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, DHL Group presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy".

DHL Group Stock Up 5.1%

Shares of DHLGY opened at $28.23 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $63.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.28, a P/E/G ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93. DHL Group has a 12 month low of $17.95 and a 12 month high of $30.59. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $51.01 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $50.79.

DHL Group (OTCMKTS:DHLGY - Get Free Report) last released its 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). DHL Group had a net margin of 4.24% and a return on equity of 15.88%. The company had revenue of $25.72 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.51 billion.

About DHL Group

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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