OMV AG (OTCMKTS:OMVKY) Receives Consensus Rating of "Hold" from Brokerages

Key Points

• OMV has an average analyst rating of Hold from seven firms (3 Sell, 2 Hold, 1 Buy, 1 Strong Buy), with recent notable moves including Goldman Sachs cutting to Sell and HSBC lowering to Reduce while Jefferies and Zacks issued positive ratings.
• OMV delivered a large quarterly EPS beat—$1.97 versus $0.38 expected—while revenue of $7.14 billion missed the $7.79 billion consensus.
• The stock trades around $17.14 with a market cap of $22.44 billion and a low PE of 4.83, placing it near its 52‑week high of $17.74.

OMV AG (OTCMKTS:OMVKY - Get Free Report) has been assigned an average rating of "Hold" from the seven research firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating, one has given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company.

OMVKY has been the subject of several research reports. Barclays restated an "underweight" rating on shares of OMV in a research report on Friday, December 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut shares of OMV from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Monday, January 26th. HSBC lowered shares of OMV from a "hold" rating to a "reduce" rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a "buy" rating on shares of OMV in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, Zacks Research raised OMV from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th.

OMV Price Performance

Shares of OMVKY stock opened at $17.14 on Friday. The stock's fifty day moving average is $15.82 and its 200-day moving average is $14.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a current ratio of 1.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.44 billion, a PE ratio of 4.83 and a beta of 0.01. OMV has a 52 week low of $11.21 and a 52 week high of $17.74.

OMV (OTCMKTS:OMVKY - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The company reported $1.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.38 by $1.59. The business had revenue of $7.14 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $7.79 billion. OMV had a return on equity of 8.51% and a net margin of 4.10%. Equities research analysts expect that OMV will post 1.64 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About OMV

OMV AG is an Austrian integrated energy company founded in 1956 and headquartered in Vienna. The firm operates across the oil and gas value chain, with core activities in exploration and production, refining and marketing, petrochemicals, gas trading and storage, and a large retail network of service stations and convenience offerings in Central and Eastern Europe. OMV's business model combines upstream resource development with downstream processing and commercial distribution to supply fuels, lubricants and chemical feedstocks.

In upstream, OMV pursues oil and natural gas exploration and production projects and participates in both onshore and offshore developments.

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