KDDI (OTCMKTS:KDDIY) Shares Gap Up - Time to Buy?

Key Points

• KDDI ADR gapped up pre-market from $16.19 to an open of $16.86, but was last trading around $16.21 and was about 0.2% down on light volume (~4,867 shares).
• Key metrics show a market cap of $61.48 billion and a P/E of 12.82, with a very low beta (0.03); technicals are near the 50‑day SMA ($16.68) and 200‑day SMA ($16.83), while leverage is moderate (debt/equity 0.40) but liquidity ratios are low (current 0.56, quick 0.54).
• KDDI is a diversified Japanese telecommunications and ICT provider (formed in 2000) offering mobile services under the "au" brand, fixed-line, broadband and fiber-optic services to consumers and enterprises.

KDDI Corporation Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:KDDIY - Get Free Report) gapped up before the market opened on Monday . The stock had previously closed at $16.19, but opened at $16.86. KDDI shares last traded at $16.21, with a volume of 4,867 shares changing hands.

KDDI Trading Down 0.2%

The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $16.68 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $16.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $61.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.82 and a beta of 0.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 0.56 and a quick ratio of 0.54.

About KDDI

KDDI Corporation OTCMKTS: KDDIY is a diversified Japanese telecommunications and information services company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Formed in 2000 through the merger of DDI Corporation, KDD Corporation and IDO Corporation, KDDI provides a broad set of connectivity and digital services for both consumer and enterprise customers. The company operates under well-known consumer brands and through a network of subsidiaries and affiliates that deliver telecommunications, internet and ICT solutions.

At its core, KDDI offers mobile communications services (including the “au” consumer brand), fixed-line and broadband internet access, and fiber-optic services.

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