Japan Tobacco (OTCMKTS:JAPAY) Hits New 1-Year High - Still a Buy?

Japan Tobacco Inc. (OTCMKTS:JAPAY - Get Free Report)'s stock price hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as $15.60 and last traded at $15.56, with a volume of 25519 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $15.48.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Japan Tobacco Trading Up 0.5 %

The stock's 50-day moving average is $13.89 and its two-hundred day moving average is $13.41. The stock has a market cap of $55.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.89 and a beta of 0.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 1.89 and a quick ratio of 1.34.

Japan Tobacco (OTCMKTS:JAPAY - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.04 earnings per share for the quarter. Japan Tobacco had a return on equity of 11.11% and a net margin of 14.74%. The firm had revenue of $4.97 billion for the quarter.

Japan Tobacco Company Profile

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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