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Rakuten (OTCMKTS:RKUNY) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume - Time to Buy?

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Key Points

  • Unusually-high trading volume: About 46,804 shares traded mid-day (a 166% increase from the prior session); the stock last traded at $4.6350, trading below its 50‑day ($5.58) and 200‑day ($6.06) moving averages.
  • Mixed analyst view and weak profitability: Zacks downgraded Rakuten to a "strong sell" while MarketBeat shows an overall "Buy" consensus (two Strong Buy, one Sell); the company missed EPS (-$0.08 vs. -$0.04) but beat revenue estimates ($4.61B vs. $4.15B) and reports high leverage and negative returns (debt/equity 4.11, net margin -7.13%, ROE -14.73%).
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Shares of Rakuten, Inc. (OTCMKTS:RKUNY - Get Free Report) saw unusually-high trading volume on Tuesday . Approximately 46,804 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 166% from the previous session's volume of 17,565 shares.The stock last traded at $4.6350 and had previously closed at $4.72.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Zacks Research downgraded Rakuten from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Rakuten has an average rating of "Buy".

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Rakuten Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.11, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a current ratio of 1.16. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $5.58 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $6.06. The firm has a market cap of $10.20 billion, a PE ratio of -8.70 and a beta of 1.21.

Rakuten (OTCMKTS:RKUNY - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported ($0.08) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.04) by ($0.04). The firm had revenue of $4.61 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.15 billion. Rakuten had a negative net margin of 7.13% and a negative return on equity of 14.73%. Equities analysts predict that Rakuten, Inc. will post 0.06 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Rakuten

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Rakuten, Inc is a diversified internet services company based in Tokyo, Japan, and founded in 1997 by Hiroshi Mikitani, who continues to serve as chairman and chief executive officer. Originally established as an online marketplace, Rakuten has expanded its reach to become a global technology group offering a wide range of digital services and consumer-facing platforms. The company is listed in Japan but its American depositary receipts trade over the counter under the symbol RKUNY.

At the core of Rakuten's business is its e-commerce marketplace, Rakuten Ichiba, which hosts millions of merchants and serves tens of millions of customers across Japan and other key markets.

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