Société Générale Société anonyme (OTCMKTS:SCGLY) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Brokerages

Shares of Société Générale Société anonyme (OTCMKTS:SCGLY - Get Free Report) have been given an average rating of "Moderate Buy" by the five research firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a strong buy rating on the company.

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on SCGLY. UBS Group lowered Société Générale Société anonyme from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday. Kepler Capital Markets cut shares of Société Générale Société anonyme from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. Finally, Barclays upgraded shares of Société Générale Société anonyme from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Monday, January 27th.

Société Générale Société anonyme Stock Up 1.9 %

SCGLY stock opened at $10.63 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $42.54 billion, a PE ratio of 10.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.26 and a beta of 1.04. The company has a fifty day moving average of $9.21 and a 200-day moving average of $7.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.61, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.35. Société Générale Société anonyme has a one year low of $4.30 and a one year high of $10.66.

Société Générale Société anonyme (OTCMKTS:SCGLY - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The financial services provider reported $0.38 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.34 by $0.04. Société Générale Société anonyme had a net margin of 14.96% and a return on equity of 4.49%. The firm had revenue of $7.45 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.02 billion. As a group, analysts expect that Société Générale Société anonyme will post 1.14 EPS for the current year.

Société Générale Société anonyme 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.

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