Subaru (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) Stock Crosses Below 200-Day Moving Average - Here's What Happened

Key Points

• Subaru shares fell below their 200-day moving average of $8.30, reaching $8.07 before closing at $8.10, down about 1%.
• Analyst sentiment remains cautious: UBS downgraded the stock to “sell,” Zacks upgraded it to “hold,” and the overall MarketBeat rating is “Reduce.”
• Subaru reported quarterly EPS of $0.22, missing consensus estimates of $0.27, while revenue matched expectations at $7.94 billion; Great Lakes Advisors increased its stake by 7.1%.

Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY - Get Free Report) shares passed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $8.30 and traded as low as $8.07. Subaru shares last traded at $8.10, with a volume of 192,280 shares changing hands.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have weighed in on FUJHY. UBS Group cut Subaru from a "neutral" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Subaru from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Subaru has an average rating of "Reduce".

Subaru Stock Down 1.0%

The stock has a market cap of $11.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.25, a PEG ratio of 0.34 and a beta of 0.35. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $7.84 and a 200-day simple moving average of $8.30.

Subaru (OTCMKTS:FUJHY - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.27 by ($0.05). The company had revenue of $7.94 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.94 billion. Subaru had a net margin of 1.77% and a return on equity of 3.01%. Subaru has set its FY 2027 guidance at 0.572-0.572 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Subaru Corporation will post 0.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Subaru

An institutional investor recently raised its stake in Subaru stock. Great Lakes Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY - Free Report) by 7.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 381,638 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 25,432 shares during the quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC's holdings in Subaru were worth $4,095,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 0.01% of the company's stock.

About Subaru

Subaru Corporation, traded over the counter as OTCMKTS:FUJHY, is a Japanese multinational automaker known for its distinctive use of the horizontally opposed “boxer” engine and standard symmetrical all-wheel-drive system across most of its vehicle lineup. Founded in 1953 as Fuji Heavy Industries, the company rebranded to Subaru Corporation in 2017 to align its corporate identity with its well‐established automotive brand. Subaru's product portfolio includes compact and midsize sedans, sport wagons, crossovers and SUVs, with flagship models such as the Impreza, Legacy, Outback, Forester and Crosstrek (also marketed as the XV in some regions), as well as the performance-oriented BRZ sports coupe developed in partnership with Toyota.

In addition to passenger vehicles, Subaru Corporation is involved in the manufacturing of automotive components, aerospace products and industrial machinery, leveraging advanced materials and precision engineering capabilities inherited from its Fuji Heavy Industries heritage.

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