Grenke (GKSGF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Grenke AG, headquartered in Baden-Baden, Germany, is a specialist in asset financing solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises. Established in 1978 by Wolfgang Grenke, the company pioneered leasing as an alternative to traditional bank lending for office technology and IT equipment, providing businesses with flexible financing that preserves working capital.

The company’s core product suite includes leasing of printers, copiers, IT hardware, telecommunication devices and software. In addition to equipment leasing, Grenke offers factoring services designed to optimize clients’ cash flow by purchasing outstanding invoices. Through its regulated banking arm, Grenke Bank, the firm also provides deposit products and other tailored banking solutions. A proprietary digital platform underpins online application processing and contract management, streamlining the customer experience.

Originally focused on the German market, Grenke has expanded to serve clients in more than 30 countries across Europe, North America, the Asia-Pacific region and Latin America. Operations are conducted through a network of subsidiaries and partner offices, enabling the company to support a diverse range of industries with local expertise and compliance.

Governance at Grenke is overseen by a supervisory board chaired by its founder, while an experienced management team drives the company’s strategic direction. Over four decades of operation, Grenke has built its reputation on customer-centric service, digital innovation and disciplined risk management, positioning itself as a leading independent financier for SMEs.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $17.27 to $17.27
• 50-Day Range: $17.27 to $17.27
• 52-Week Range: $17.27 to $21.75
• Volume: N/A
• Average Volume: 100 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 4.22
• Dividend Yield: 1.74%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Grenke Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Grenke scored higher than 38% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Grenke has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Grenke has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Grenke is 4.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.59.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Grenke is 4.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 16.02.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Grenke has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Grenke has recently decreased by 66.98%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Grenke pays a meaningful dividend of 1.09%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Grenke does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Grenke is 7.34%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Grenke has a news sentiment score of 1.00. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Grenke this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Grenke insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

28.49% of the stock of Grenke is held by institutions.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Credit Services
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:GKSGF
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.grenke.de
• Phone: 49.7221.5007.204
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,108
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 4.22
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: N/A
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: N/A
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A