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Wartsila (OTCMKTS:WRTBY) Shares Gap Up - Here's Why

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Wartsila (OTCMKTS:WRTBY - Get Free Report) shares gapped up before the market opened on Monday . The stock had previously closed at $4.29, but opened at $4.89. Wartsila shares last traded at $4.89, with a volume of 467 shares.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently commented on WRTBY. Pareto Securities cut shares of Wartsila from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, March 26th. Kepler Capital Markets raised shares of Wartsila from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th.

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Wartsila Price Performance

The company has a 50-day moving average of $4.15 and a 200-day moving average of $3.88. The stock has a market cap of $13.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.42 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 1.17.

Wartsila (OTCMKTS:WRTBY - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Friday, April 25th. The company reported $0.04 EPS for the quarter. Wartsila had a net margin of 8.09% and a return on equity of 22.57%. The company had revenue of $1.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.66 billion. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Wartsila will post 0.18 earnings per share for the current year.

About Wartsila

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Wärtsilä Oyj Abp offers technologies and lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets worldwide. It offers engine power plant products, such as gas, multi-fuel, and diesel engines; GEMS Digital Energy Platform, a smart software platform that monitors, controls, and optimizes energy assets on site and portfolio levels; GridSolv Quantum, a fully integrated energy storage solution, which enables ease of deployment and sustainable energy optimization; GEMS Power Plant Controllers; GEMS Fleet Director, which provides centralized real-time visibility into a global fleet of power plants; and GEMS Grid Controller that conducts intelligent grid control and optimized power management for microgrids of various sizes.

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