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

Shares of Societe Generale Group (OTCMKTS:SCGLY - Get Free Report) have received an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from the six ratings firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a strong buy rating on the company.

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

Societe Generale Group Price Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS SCGLY traded up $0.05 during trading on Friday, hitting $11.49. 491,205 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 621,246. Societe Generale Group has a 1 year low of $4.30 and a 1 year high of $11.65. The company has a market cap of $45.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.91, a PEG ratio of 0.28 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.43, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.35. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $10.87 and its 200 day moving average price is $8.65.

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

Societe Generale Group Cuts Dividend

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