Volkswagen AG Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:VWAGY) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

Key Points

• Analysts have assigned Volkswagen a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from six firms, with the breakdown being four holds, one buy and one strong buy.
• Volkswagen beat expectations for the quarter, reporting $0.73 EPS versus $0.59 expected and revenue of $99.97 billion versus $84.92 billion, while analysts forecast about 2.53 EPS for the current year.
• The ADR opened at $10.26 (down ~1.1%), trading below its 50‑day ($11.33) and 200‑day ($11.44) moving averages, with a 52‑week range of $9.20–$12.83 and a market cap around $51.4 billion.

Volkswagen AG Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:VWAGY - Get Free Report) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the six ratings firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, one has assigned a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company.

Several equities research analysts have commented on VWAGY shares. Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Volkswagen in a research note on Friday, January 16th. HSBC reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Volkswagen in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Volkswagen from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, January 26th.

Volkswagen Stock Down 1.1%

VWAGY opened at $10.26 on Friday. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $11.33 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $11.44. Volkswagen has a 52-week low of $9.20 and a 52-week high of $12.83. The company has a market cap of $51.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.89, a PEG ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 1.03.

Volkswagen (OTCMKTS:VWAGY - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The company reported $0.73 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.59 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $99.97 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $84.92 billion. Volkswagen had a net margin of 2.11% and a return on equity of 3.46%. On average, research analysts forecast that Volkswagen will post 2.53 EPS for the current year.

About Volkswagen

Volkswagen AG is one of the world's largest integrated automakers, headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany. Founded in 1937 to produce a mass-market "people's car," the company expanded through the post-war period into a global automotive group. Volkswagen's operations encompass the design, engineering, manufacture and distribution of a broad range of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, and the company's consolidated brand portfolio includes Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Audi, Porsche, Škoda, SEAT, Bentley, Lamborghini and other marques operated across its group structure.

In addition to vehicle production, Volkswagen provides a range of automotive-related products and services, including powertrain technologies, component manufacturing, mobility services and vehicle financing and leasing through its Volkswagen Financial Services unit.

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