SEGRO (OTCMKTS:SEGXF) Shares Gap Up - What's Next?

Key Points

• SEGRO shares gapped up—the stock opened at $9.81 after a $8.60 close and last traded at $9.76, marking roughly a 10.7% increase on light volume (305 shares).
• Analysts are mixed: Jefferies upgraded to Buy while UBS and Goldman Sachs downgraded to Hold; the stock has one Buy, four Hold and two Sell ratings, yielding a consensus rating of "Reduce".
• SEGRO is a FTSE 100 real estate investment trust specializing in modern warehousing, light industrial and urban logistics properties that serve e‑commerce, retail and manufacturing sectors.

SEGRO (OTCMKTS:SEGXF - Get Free Report) shares gapped up before the market opened on Wednesday . The stock had previously closed at $8.60, but opened at $9.81. SEGRO shares last traded at $9.76, with a volume of 305 shares.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have commented on the company. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded SEGRO from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Zacks Research upgraded SEGRO to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. UBS Group downgraded SEGRO from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded SEGRO from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Reduce".

SEGRO Stock Up 10.7%

The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $10.08 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $9.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a current ratio of 0.50 and a quick ratio of 0.50.

SEGRO Company Profile

SEGRO PLC OTCMKTS: SEGXF is a leading real estate investment trust specializing in the ownership, development and management of modern warehousing, light industrial and urban logistics properties. As a FTSE 100 company, SEGRO’s portfolio encompasses a broad range of distribution centres, last-mile facilities and multi-let industrial estates designed to support high-growth sectors such as e-commerce, retail and manufacturing.

The company traces its origins to the Slough Trading Company, established in 1920, and underwent a major rebranding in 2009 to become SEGRO, reflecting its pan-European ambitions.

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