Ferrovial SE (NASDAQ:FER) Receives Consensus Rating of "Hold" from Analysts

Key Points

• Consensus "Hold": Seven analysts give Ferrovial a consensus rating of Hold (four holds, three buys) with an average 12‑month target price of $73.12.
• Analyst views are mixed — several firms (Weiss, Jefferies, Sanford Bernstein) have downgraded the stock while Morgan Stanley stayed overweight and Citigroup raised its target to $75.30.
• Large investors have been adding shares (HSBC, Lazard, Amundi, TCI, Vanguard) and institutions own 22.28% of the stock; Ferrovial last traded at $62.56 with a 12‑month range of $40.46–$74.79 and 50/200‑day averages of $68.45/$65.00.

Shares of Ferrovial SE (NASDAQ:FER - Get Free Report) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of "Hold" from the seven brokerages that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $73.1150.

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings lowered Ferrovial from a "buy (b+)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an "overweight" rating on shares of Ferrovial in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating and set a $75.30 price objective (up from $72.10) on shares of Ferrovial in a report on Friday, December 19th. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of Ferrovial from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $70.42 to $70.93 in a research report on Monday, March 9th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein cut shares of Ferrovial from a "strong-buy" rating to a "market perform" rating in a report on Wednesday, December 10th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ferrovial

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of FER. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its position in shares of Ferrovial by 1.9% during the second quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 25,386,224 shares of the company's stock worth $1,348,444,000 after purchasing an additional 472,349 shares in the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Ferrovial by 40,717,866.7% in the 3rd quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 21,987,702 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,258,865,000 after purchasing an additional 21,987,648 shares during the period. Amundi boosted its position in shares of Ferrovial by 87.0% in the 3rd quarter. Amundi now owns 21,528,574 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,297,312,000 after purchasing an additional 10,016,475 shares during the period. TCI Fund Management Ltd. grew its stake in Ferrovial by 6.5% during the 4th quarter. TCI Fund Management Ltd. now owns 20,740,214 shares of the company's stock worth $1,348,163,000 after buying an additional 1,269,548 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Ferrovial by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 20,699,246 shares of the company's stock worth $1,341,125,000 after buying an additional 354,530 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 22.28% of the company's stock.

Ferrovial Price Performance

NASDAQ:FER opened at $62.56 on Friday. Ferrovial has a 12 month low of $40.46 and a 12 month high of $74.79. The business's fifty day moving average price is $68.45 and its 200 day moving average price is $65.00.

Ferrovial (NASDAQ:FER - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Saturday, February 14th. The company reported $0.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of $3.19 billion for the quarter. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Ferrovial will post 0.72 EPS for the current year.

About Ferrovial

Ferrovial, SA is a Spanish multinational infrastructure company headquartered in Madrid that develops, constructs, operates and maintains transport and urban infrastructure. Its core activities include the design and construction of large civil engineering projects, the development and operation of transport concessions such as toll roads and airports, and the provision of urban and industrial services and maintenance. The company typically operates through long-term concession and public-private partnership models, combining construction expertise with asset management and operations.

Within its operating model, Ferrovial's business spans construction contracting, concession management and services.

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