Volkswagen AG Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:VWAGY) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" from Brokerages

Key Points

• Volkswagen AG has received a consensus recommendation of "Hold" from six research firms, with five analysts issuing hold ratings and one a buy rating.
• Despite a revenue of $94.79 billion, Volkswagen's latest quarterly earnings per share fell short of expectations, posting $0.49 versus the anticipated $0.57.
• The company's stock recently traded at $11.05, with a market capitalization of $55.39 billion and a P/E ratio of 6.11.

Volkswagen AG Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:VWAGY - Get Free Report) has been given a consensus recommendation of "Hold" by the six research firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating on the company.

Volkswagen Stock Performance

VWAGY traded up $0.17 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $11.05. The stock had a trading volume of 26,129 shares, compared to its average volume of 218,934. The stock has a market capitalization of $55.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.11, a P/E/G ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.27. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $11.52 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $11.10. Volkswagen has a 52 week low of $8.57 and a 52 week high of $12.32.

Volkswagen (OTCMKTS:VWAGY - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 25th. The company reported $0.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.57 by ($0.08). The company had revenue of $94.79 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $76.90 billion. Volkswagen had a return on equity of 4.21% and a net margin of 2.57%. As a group, analysts expect that Volkswagen will post 2.53 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Volkswagen Company Profile

Volkswagen AG manufactures and sells automobiles in Germany, other European countries, North America, South America, the Asia-Pacific, and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Passenger Cars and Light Commercial Vehicles, Commercial Vehicles, Power Engineering, and Financial Services.

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