Orange (OTCMKTS:ORANY) Receives Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

Key Points

• Analysts give Orange a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from eight firms, composed of five hold ratings, two buy ratings and one strong-buy rating.
• Recent analyst activity is mixed: several firms have downgraded prior strong-buy calls to hold, while Citigroup upgraded to buy and Deutsche Bank reaffirmed a buy; Zacks moved from strong-sell to hold.
• Shares opened at $20.47 and have traded between a 1-year low of $12.60 and a 1-year high of $21.47, with 50-day and 200-day SMAs of $19.85 and $17.53 and modest liquidity (quick ratio 1.09, current ratio 1.11) and a debt-to-equity of 1.02.

Shares of Orange (OTCMKTS:ORANY - Get Free Report) have been given a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" by the eight ratings firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, two have assigned a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company.

A number of research analysts have recently commented on ORANY shares. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Orange from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, March 16th. New Street Research downgraded Orange from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Kepler Capital Markets lowered Orange from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, March 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a "buy" rating on shares of Orange in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Finally, Citigroup upgraded Orange from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th.

Orange Stock Performance

Orange stock opened at $20.47 on Wednesday. Orange has a 1-year low of $12.60 and a 1-year high of $21.47. The company has a quick ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $19.85 and its 200 day simple moving average is $17.53.

Orange Company Profile

Orange SA, commonly known as Orange, is a multinational telecommunications operator headquartered in Paris, France. The company has its roots in the former state-owned France Télécom and later consolidated its international operations under the Orange brand. Orange provides a wide range of connectivity and communications services and maintains a significant presence across Europe, and in many countries in Africa and the Middle East, serving both consumer and business customers.

Orange's core activities include mobile and fixed-line telephony, broadband and fiber internet access, and television services for retail customers.

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