FUCHS (OTCMKTS:FUPBY) Shares Gap Up - Here's Why

Key Points

• FUCHS gapped up in pre-market trading, opening at $10.047 after a prior close of $9.272 and last trading at $10.077 on a volume of 2,715 shares.
• Analyst split: Deutsche Bank reaffirmed a "Buy" but the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" (one Buy, one Sell).
• FUCHS reported quarterly EPS of $0.17, missing estimates by $0.01 on roughly $1.0B revenue; the company has a market cap of $5.27B, a P/E of 15.23, and 50-/200-day moving averages of $10.81 and $11.10 respectively.

FUCHS SE - Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:FUPBY - Get Free Report)'s stock price gapped up before the market opened on Monday . The stock had previously closed at $9.2720, but opened at $10.0470. FUCHS shares last traded at $10.0770, with a volume of 2,715 shares traded.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of FUCHS in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold".

FUCHS Stock Performance

The firm has a fifty day moving average of $10.81 and a 200-day moving average of $11.10. The company has a quick ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 2.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03. The firm has a market cap of $5.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.23, a PEG ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 0.91.

FUCHS (OTCMKTS:FUPBY - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Friday, March 20th. The company reported $0.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.18 by ($0.01). FUCHS had a net margin of 8.60% and a return on equity of 16.16%. The business had revenue of $1 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1 billion. Research analysts predict that FUCHS SE - Unsponsored ADR will post 0.61 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

FUCHS Company Profile

FUCHS Petrolub SE, traded over the counter under the symbol FUPBY, is a German-based manufacturer specialized in the development, production and marketing of lubricants and related specialty products. Founded in 1931 by Rudolf Fuchs and headquartered in Mannheim, Germany, the company has grown to become the world's largest independent supplier of lubricants, serving a broad spectrum of industries from automotive and metalworking to mining and renewable energy.

The company's product portfolio encompasses engine oils, industrial lubricants, greases, hydraulic fluids, metalworking fluids and process oils, as well as tailor-made solutions for customers' specific requirements.

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