Holcim (OTCMKTS:HCMLY) Upgraded at Kepler Capital Markets

Key Points

• Holcim has been upgraded to a "strong-buy" rating by Kepler Capital Markets, indicating a positive outlook from analysts.
• The consensus rating for Holcim is currently "Buy", with varying opinions from multiple research firms, including "sector perform" and "outperform".
• As of Thursday, Holcim shares opened at $27.03, showing significant movement with a 52-week high of $30.00 and a low of $17.14.

Holcim (OTCMKTS:HCMLY - Get Free Report) was upgraded by Kepler Capital Markets to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday,Zacks.com reports.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on HCMLY. Citigroup reiterated a "neutral" rating on shares of Holcim in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a "sector perform" rating on shares of Holcim in a research report on Tuesday, June 17th. Barclays upgraded shares of Holcim from a "strong sell" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 10th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Holcim in a research note on Monday, July 21st. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein initiated coverage on shares of Holcim in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. They set an "outperform" rating on the stock. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Buy".

Holcim Price Performance

Shares of HCMLY traded down $0.16 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $15.91. 98,713 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 101,388. Holcim has a fifty-two week low of $15.79 and a fifty-two week high of $30.00. The company has a current ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The business has a 50-day moving average of $23.94 and a 200-day moving average of $22.29.

About Holcim

Holcim AG, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a building materials and solutions company worldwide. It operates through North America; Latin America; Europe; Asia, Middle East & Africa; and Solutions & Products segments. The company offers cement, clinker, and other cementitious materials; ready-mix concrete; aggregates, such as crushed stone, gravel, and sand; and precast, concrete products, asphalts, mortars, roofing systems, insulation tile adhesives, facade solutions, and contracting and services.