Seven and I (OTCMKTS:SVNDY) Sees Large Volume Increase – Should You Buy?

Shares of Seven and I Holdings Co. (OTCMKTS:SVNDY) saw strong trading volume on Tuesday . 196,769 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 132% from the previous session’s volume of 84,871 shares.The stock last traded at $14.37 and had previously closed at $14.29.

Seven and I Stock Performance

The stock has a market cap of $38.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.17 and a beta of 0.46. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $14.11 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $13.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 0.81 and a quick ratio of 0.71.

Seven and I (OTCMKTS:SVNDY) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, January 8th. The company reported $0.20 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.18 by $0.02. Seven and I had a net margin of 2.79% and a return on equity of 5.90%. The company had revenue of $15.54 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.73 billion. On average, analysts forecast that Seven and I Holdings Co. will post 0.77 earnings per share for the current year.

Seven and I Company Profile

Seven & I Holdings Co, Ltd. is a Tokyo-based diversified retail holding company best known for its convenience store operations under the 7-Eleven banner. Established as a holding company in 2005 through the reorganization of legacy retail businesses, Seven & I groups a portfolio of retail and service businesses including convenience stores, supermarkets, department stores, foodservice operations, and financial services.

The company’s core activity is the development and franchising of convenience stores that offer a mix of prepared foods, grocery items, daily necessities and quick-service retail products.