SoftBank Group (OTCMKTS:SFTBY) Rating Lowered to Underperform at Jefferies Financial Group

Key Points

• Jefferies downgraded SoftBank Group (OTCMKTS:SFTBY) from "hold" to "underperform" in a note to investors.
• Other firms (BTIG, Cantor Fitzgerald, Citigroup) recently issued positive coverage—three Buy, two Hold and one Sell—leaving SoftBank with an average analyst rating of Hold.
• SoftBank beat quarterly expectations with EPS of $0.14 vs. $0.10 and revenue of $12.90B vs. $12.44B, while the stock traded at $11.17 (market cap $127.6B) and a one‑year range of $4.97–$22.50.

SoftBank Group (OTCMKTS:SFTBY - Get Free Report) was downgraded by equities researchers at Jefferies Financial Group from a "hold" rating to an "underperform" rating in a note issued to investors on Thursday.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. BTIG Research assumed coverage on SoftBank Group in a report on Monday, January 5th. They set a "buy" rating on the stock. Zacks Research raised SoftBank Group to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Cantor Fitzgerald assumed coverage on SoftBank Group in a research note on Monday. They issued an "overweight" rating for the company. Finally, Citigroup started coverage on shares of SoftBank Group in a report on Monday, January 5th. They issued a "buy" rating on the stock. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, SoftBank Group presently has an average rating of "Hold".

SoftBank Group Price Performance

OTCMKTS:SFTBY traded down $0.87 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $11.17. The stock had a trading volume of 1,012,786 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,339,447. The firm has a market capitalization of $127.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.15 and a beta of 1.46. SoftBank Group has a one year low of $4.97 and a one year high of $22.50. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $13.54 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $15.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 0.83 and a quick ratio of 0.81.

SoftBank Group (OTCMKTS:SFTBY - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The technology company reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.04. SoftBank Group had a return on equity of 23.66% and a net margin of 48.62%.The company had revenue of $12.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.44 billion. Research analysts forecast that SoftBank Group will post 2.22 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About SoftBank Group

SoftBank Group Corp is a Tokyo‐based multinational conglomerate holding company with a primary focus on technology, telecommunications and investment management. Founded in 1981 by Masayoshi Son, the company initially operated as a software distributor before expanding into mobile communications and internet services. Over the years, SoftBank has built a diversified portfolio that spans telecom operators, semiconductor design, cloud computing, and emerging technology ventures.

A key pillar of SoftBank's strategy is its investment arm, the SoftBank Vision Fund, which targets high‐growth technology companies around the globe.

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