Scor Se (OTCMKTS:SCRYY) Given Average Recommendation of "Buy" by Brokerages

Scor Se (OTCMKTS:SCRYY - Get Free Report) has earned a consensus recommendation of "Buy" from the five research firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, one has issued a buy recommendation and two have assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company.

SCRYY has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group raised Scor to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, March 24th. Barclays raised Scor to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. UBS Group lowered Scor from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, March 31st. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Scor in a research note on Thursday, March 6th.

Scor Stock Performance

OTCMKTS:SCRYY traded down $0.12 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $3.12. The stock had a trading volume of 1,018 shares, compared to its average volume of 41,553. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $2.96 and a 200 day simple moving average of $2.70. Scor has a 12-month low of $1.82 and a 12-month high of $3.40. The stock has a market cap of $5.60 billion, a P/E ratio of -78.00 and a beta of 0.75.

Scor (OTCMKTS:SCRYY - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The financial services provider reported $0.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.07 by $0.04. Scor had a negative return on equity of 1.46% and a negative net margin of 0.42%. The business had revenue of $5.58 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.69 billion. On average, equities analysts expect that Scor will post -0.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Scor Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 2nd were given a dividend of $0.1375 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 1st. This represents a yield of 4.32%. Scor's payout ratio is -325.00%.

About Scor

SCOR SE, together with its subsidiaries, provides life and non-life reinsurance products in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, Latin America, and Asia Pacific. It operates in two segments, SCOR P&C and SCOR L&H. The SCOR P&C segment offers reinsurance products in the areas of property, motors, casualty treaties, credit and surety, decennial insurance, aviation, marine and energy, engineering, agricultural risks, and property catastrophes; specialties insurance products, including business solutions, political and credit risks, cyber, and environmental liability; and business ventures and partnerships.