Komatsu (OTCMKTS:KMTUY) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume - Should You Buy?

Shares of Komatsu Ltd. (OTCMKTS:KMTUY - Get Free Report) saw unusually-high trading volume on Thursday . Approximately 444,267 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 209% from the previous session's volume of 143,690 shares.The stock last traded at $33.11 and had previously closed at $33.22.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, The Goldman Sachs Group raised Komatsu from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, March 31st.

Komatsu Stock Down 0.6%

The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $30.83 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $29.56. The company has a quick ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 1.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The company has a market capitalization of $31.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.61, a PEG ratio of 6.50 and a beta of 0.96.

Komatsu (OTCMKTS:KMTUY - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, April 28th. The industrial products company reported $0.92 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.75 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $8.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1,082.32 billion. Komatsu had a return on equity of 13.56% and a net margin of 10.70%. As a group, equities analysts predict that Komatsu Ltd. will post 2.73 EPS for the current year.

About Komatsu

Komatsu Ltd. manufactures and sells construction, mining, and utility equipment in Japan, the Americas, Europe, China, Rest of Asia, Oceania, the Middle East, Africa, and CIS countries. It operates through three segments: Construction, Mining and Utility Equipment; Retail Finance; and Industrial Machinery and Others.