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Erste Group Bank (OTCMKTS:EBKDY) Share Price Crosses Above Fifty Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?

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Shares of Erste Group Bank AG (OTCMKTS:EBKDY - Get Free Report) passed above its 50 day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 50 day moving average of $68.43 and traded as high as $72.1533. Erste Group Bank shares last traded at $71.22, with a volume of 58,778 shares traded.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EBKDY has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Oddo Bhf upgraded Erste Group Bank from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Citigroup restated a "buy" rating on shares of Erste Group Bank in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an "overweight" rating on shares of Erste Group Bank in a research note on Wednesday, September 2nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Erste Group Bank in a report on Monday, July 20th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Erste Group Bank from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Buy".

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Erste Group Bank Stock Down 1.1%

The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $68.43 and its 200 day simple moving average is $62.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a current ratio of 0.95. The company has a market cap of $55.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.64, a PEG ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 0.85.

Erste Group Bank (OTCMKTS:EBKDY - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The financial services provider reported $1.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.43 by $0.01. Erste Group Bank had a return on equity of 10.22% and a net margin of 18.39%.The business had revenue of $4.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.48 billion. On average, research analysts forecast that Erste Group Bank AG will post 5.91 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Erste Group Bank Company Profile

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Erste Group Bank AG is an Austrian banking group headquartered in Vienna that operates as a universal bank serving retail, corporate and institutional customers. The group offers a broad range of financial services including deposit-taking, lending, mortgage financing, payment and transaction banking, and wealth management. Erste Group also provides capital markets services, corporate and investment banking solutions, and a range of insurance and pension-linked products through partnerships and subsidiary operations.

Erste Group maintains a significant regional presence beyond Austria, with operations across several Central and Eastern European countries.

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