Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (OTCMKTS:ISNPY) Given Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

Key Points

• "Moderate Buy" consensus: eight analysts rate Intesa Sanpaolo a "Moderate Buy" (3 holds, 4 buys, 1 strong buy), with Kepler upgrading to strong-buy and Deutsche Bank, Citigroup and Morgan Stanley reiterating positive views.
• Valuation and recent performance: shares near $40.86 with a market cap of $118.6B, PE 11.51 and PEG 1.15; last quarter EPS was $0.70 on $8.23B revenue, ROE 13.48% and analysts forecast about 3.97 EPS for the year.

Shares of Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (OTCMKTS:ISNPY - Get Free Report) have earned a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the eight research firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, four have assigned a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company.

Several research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Kepler Capital Markets upgraded shares of Intesa Sanpaolo from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 1st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a "buy" rating on shares of Intesa Sanpaolo in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Intesa Sanpaolo in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reissued an "overweight" rating on shares of Intesa Sanpaolo in a report on Thursday, April 16th.

Intesa Sanpaolo Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of OTCMKTS ISNPY opened at $40.86 on Friday. Intesa Sanpaolo has a twelve month low of $31.78 and a twelve month high of $43.62. The firm has a market cap of $118.59 billion, a PE ratio of 11.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 0.80. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $38.33 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $39.75.

Intesa Sanpaolo (OTCMKTS:ISNPY - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, April 3rd. The financial services provider reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of $8.23 billion for the quarter. Intesa Sanpaolo had a return on equity of 13.48% and a net margin of 23.71%. On average, research analysts expect that Intesa Sanpaolo will post 3.97 earnings per share for the current year.

About Intesa Sanpaolo

Intesa Sanpaolo is an Italian banking group formed in 2007 through the merger of Banca Intesa and Sanpaolo IMI. The group is one of Italy's largest financial institutions, serving a wide range of clients from individual retail customers to large corporations and institutional investors. Its long heritage traces to several regional banks and savings institutions that became part of the consolidated group, giving it a prominent role in the Italian financial system.

The company operates across multiple business lines, including retail banking (current accounts, deposits, mortgages and consumer loans), corporate and investment banking (cash management, lending, capital markets and advisory), private banking and wealth management, asset management and insurance.

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