Volkswagen (OTCMKTS:VWAGY) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume - Here's What Happened

Key Points

• Volkswagen’s trading volume surged 21% to 289,374 shares, while the ADR rose to $8.98 from a previous close of $8.81.
• Analyst sentiment remains mixed but leans positive, with an overall “Moderate Buy” rating; Deutsche Bank and Citigroup reiterated “buy” ratings, while Zacks Research downgraded the stock to “strong sell.”
• Volkswagen reported quarterly EPS of $0.30, missing the $0.57 consensus estimate, although revenue of $93.81 billion exceeded expectations. The stock trades at a P/E ratio of 7.37 and has a market capitalization of approximately $45.07 billion.

Shares of Volkswagen AG Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:VWAGY - Get Free Report) saw unusually-strong trading volume on Friday . 289,374 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 21% from the previous session's volume of 239,472 shares.The stock last traded at $8.98 and had previously closed at $8.81.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on VWAGY. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a "buy" rating on shares of Volkswagen in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Volkswagen in a research note on Tuesday, June 23rd. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Volkswagen from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy".

Volkswagen Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $45.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.36 and a beta of 1.06. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $8.64 and a 200 day moving average price of $10.00.

Volkswagen (OTCMKTS:VWAGY - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 24th. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.57 by ($0.27). Volkswagen had a return on equity of 2.70% and a net margin of 1.68%.The company had revenue of $93.81 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $92.92 billion. Research analysts anticipate that Volkswagen AG Unsponsored ADR will post 1.86 earnings per share for the current year.

About Volkswagen

Volkswagen AG is one of the world's largest integrated automakers, headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany. Founded in 1937 to produce a mass-market "people's car," the company expanded through the post-war period into a global automotive group. Volkswagen's operations encompass the design, engineering, manufacture and distribution of a broad range of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, and the company's consolidated brand portfolio includes Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Audi, Porsche, Škoda, SEAT, Bentley, Lamborghini and other marques operated across its group structure.

In addition to vehicle production, Volkswagen provides a range of automotive-related products and services, including powertrain technologies, component manufacturing, mobility services and vehicle financing and leasing through its Volkswagen Financial Services unit.

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