Wolters Kluwer (OTCMKTS:WTKWY) Stock Price Crosses Below 200-Day Moving Average - Here's Why

Key Points

• Shares of Wolters Kluwer fell below its 200‑day moving average of $103.08, trading as low as $73.82 and last at $74.95 on volume of 94,021 shares.
• Analysts are mixed: Citigroup and Deutsche Bank recently issued or upgraded to "buy" while Zacks cut to "strong sell", leaving an average MarketBeat rating of "Moderate Buy" (three Buys, one Sell).
• The company shows high leverage and weak liquidity with a debt-to-equity of 4.92 and current/quick ratios of 0.65 and 0.63, respectively, which may concern investors despite subscription-based revenues.

Shares of Wolters Kluwer NV (OTCMKTS:WTKWY - Get Free Report) passed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $103.08 and traded as low as $73.82. Wolters Kluwer shares last traded at $74.95, with a volume of 94,021 shares changing hands.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently commented on WTKWY. Citigroup assumed coverage on Wolters Kluwer in a report on Monday, January 12th. They set a "buy" rating for the company. Zacks Research lowered Wolters Kluwer from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded Wolters Kluwer from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy".

Wolters Kluwer Trading Up 3.1%

The business's 50-day simple moving average is $80.13 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $103.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.92, a current ratio of 0.65 and a quick ratio of 0.63.

About Wolters Kluwer

Wolters Kluwer is a global information services and software company that provides professional information, software solutions and related services to customers in the health, tax & accounting, governance, risk & compliance, and legal sectors. Headquartered in the Netherlands, the company operates internationally and its shares are listed on Euronext Amsterdam; its American Depositary Receipts trade on the OTC market under the symbol WTKWY.

The company's offerings center on subscription-based digital products and workflow tools designed to help professionals make decisions, meet regulatory requirements and improve operational efficiency.

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