NYSE:BID - Sothebys Stock Price, Forecast & News

Sothebys trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "BID."

Sothebys declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Thursday, March 15th 2018, which permits the company to buyback $100,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Sothebys (NYSE:BID) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 30th. The specialty retailer reported $1.47 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.58 by $0.11. The specialty retailer earned $361.78 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $336.58 million. Sothebys had a net margin of 10.47% and a return on equity of 28.39%. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.09 EPS. View Sothebys' Earnings History.

Sothebys is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 26th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Sothebys.

3 brokers have issued 1-year target prices for Sothebys' shares. Their forecasts range from $57.00 to $57.00. On average, they anticipate Sothebys' share price to reach $57.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 0.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Sothebys.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Sothebys in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Sothebys.

News stories about BID stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie rates the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Sothebys earned a news sentiment score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the specialty retailer a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Sothebys.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Sothebys investors own include DEUTSCHE BOERSE/ADR (DBOEY), Bank of Hawaii (BOH), InterDigital Wireless (IDCC), Stag Industrial (STAG), American International Group (AIG), Mastercard (MA), QUALCOMM (QCOM), Walt Disney (DIS), Cisco Systems (CSCO) and Intel (INTC).

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One share of BID stock can currently be purchased for approximately $56.99.

Sothebys has a market capitalization of $2.66 billion and generates $1.04 billion in revenue each year. The specialty retailer earns $108.63 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.48 on an earnings per share basis. Sothebys employs 1,713 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Sothebys.

The official website for Sothebys is http://www.sothebys.com/.

Sothebys' mailing address is 1334 YORK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY, 10021. The specialty retailer can be reached via phone at 212-606-7000 or via email at [email protected]