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Japan Tob (OTCMKTS:JAPAY) Shares Gap Down - What's Next?

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Japan Tob (OTCMKTS:JAPAY - Get Free Report)'s share price gapped down prior to trading on Thursday . The stock had previously closed at $14.45, but opened at $14.02. Japan Tob shares last traded at $14.60, with a volume of 4,562 shares changing hands.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded Japan Tob from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, March 24th.

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Japan Tob Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $51.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.93 and a beta of 0.34. The company has a 50 day moving average of $14.99 and a 200 day moving average of $13.93. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39.

Japan Tob (OTCMKTS:JAPAY - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $5.42 billion for the quarter. Japan Tob had a return on equity of 11.23% and a net margin of 14.31%.

About Japan Tob

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Japan Tobacco Inc, a tobacco company, manufactures and sells tobacco products, pharmaceuticals, and processed foods in Japan and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Tobacco Business, Pharmaceutical, and Processed Food. It offers tobacco products, such as cigarettes, heat-not-burn tobacco products, E-vapor products, fine cut tobacco products, cigars, pipes, smokeless tobacco products, and hookah and kretek products.

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