Vestas Wind Systems AS (OTCMKTS:VWDRY) Shares Gap Up - What's Next?

Key Points

• Shares gapped up — Vestas opened at $9.70 after a $9.17 close and was last at $9.63 on volume of 109,770 shares.
• Analyst sentiment is mixed but positive overall, with two Strong Buy, one Buy, four Hold and one Sell rating resulting in an average rating of “Moderate Buy.”
• The company reported Q4 EPS of $0.17 (in line) and revenue beat at $7.40 billion; valuation metrics include a $29.03B market cap, P/E of 31.93 and PEG of 1.45.

Vestas Wind Systems AS (OTCMKTS:VWDRY - Get Free Report) shares gapped up before the market opened on Tuesday . The stock had previously closed at $9.17, but opened at $9.70. Vestas Wind Systems AS shares last traded at $9.63, with a volume of 109,770 shares traded.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. Kepler Capital Markets cut shares of Vestas Wind Systems AS from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. DZ Bank raised shares of Vestas Wind Systems AS to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Sunday, December 21st. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn raised shares of Vestas Wind Systems AS from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy".

Vestas Wind Systems AS Stock Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. The stock has a market cap of $29.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.93, a P/E/G ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $8.71 and a 200 day simple moving average of $8.19.

Vestas Wind Systems AS (OTCMKTS:VWDRY - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The energy company reported $0.17 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.17. The firm had revenue of $7.40 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.41 billion. Vestas Wind Systems AS had a return on equity of 23.30% and a net margin of 4.22%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Vestas Wind Systems AS will post 0.27 EPS for the current year.

About Vestas Wind Systems AS

Vestas Wind Systems A/S OTCMKTS: VWDRY is a Danish company that develops, manufactures, installs and services wind turbines and related solutions for the global wind energy industry. The company is known for providing complete wind power solutions across a project's lifecycle, from initial site assessment and turbine design through to installation, commissioning and long‑term operations and maintenance.

Vestas' product and service offering spans turbine platforms for onshore and offshore wind, along with key components such as blades, nacelles and towers.

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