Societe Generale Group (OTCMKTS:SCGLY) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

Societe Generale Group (OTCMKTS:SCGLY - Get Free Report) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the six ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a strong buy rating on the company.

Several equities analysts recently commented on the stock. UBS Group lowered shares of Societe Generale Group from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. Kepler Capital Markets lowered shares of Societe Generale Group from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd.

Societe Generale Group Trading Up 0.4%

OTCMKTS:SCGLY traded up $0.05 on Thursday, reaching $12.08. The stock had a trading volume of 269,414 shares, compared to its average volume of 385,086. The company has a market cap of $48.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.36, a P/E/G ratio of 0.29 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.32, a current ratio of 1.32 and a quick ratio of 1.32. The firm's fifty day moving average is $11.38 and its two-hundred day moving average is $9.40. Societe Generale Group has a 12-month low of $4.30 and a 12-month high of $12.29.

Societe Generale Group (OTCMKTS:SCGLY - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The financial services provider reported $0.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.34 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $7.45 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.02 billion. Societe Generale Group had a net margin of 18.10% and a return on equity of 5.57%. Equities analysts expect that Societe Generale Group will post 1.14 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Societe Generale Group Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 12th. Investors of record on Friday, May 23rd were given a dividend of $0.1797 per share. This represents a yield of 1.62%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 22nd. Societe Generale Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 12.40%.

Societe Generale Group Company Profile

Société Générale Société anonyme provides banking and financial services to individuals, corporates, and institutional clients in Europe and internationally. It operates through French Retail Banking, International Retail Banking & Financial Services, and Global Banking and Investor Solutions. It offers retail banking services, such as consumer credit, vehicle leasing and fleet management, online banking, wealth management, and equipment and vendor finance services; and insurance products, including home, vehicle, family, health, and mortgage insurance.