Bouygues (OTCMKTS:BOUYF) Reaches New 1-Year High – Here’s What Happened

Bouygues (OTCMKTS:BOUYF) shares reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $55.65 and last traded at $55.65, with a volume of 700 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $48.4950.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

BOUYF has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. BNP Paribas Exane initiated coverage on Bouygues in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. They issued an “outperform” rating on the stock. Citigroup reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Bouygues in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Bouygues has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Bouygues Stock Performance

The firm has a market cap of $105.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.90 and a beta of 0.42. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $51.14 and its two-hundred day moving average is $48.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.85.

Bouygues (OTCMKTS:BOUYF) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.41. The business had revenue of $17.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $15.08 billion. Bouygues had a net margin of 2.07% and a return on equity of 8.31%.

Bouygues Company Profile

Bouygues is a diversified French industrial group founded in 1952 by Francis Bouygues and headquartered in Paris. Over decades the company has expanded from its origins in construction into a multi‑sector conglomerate, maintaining a significant presence in construction and civil engineering, property development, telecommunications and media. Leadership has remained in the Bouygues family, with Martin Bouygues succeeding the founder and guiding the group through its diversification and international expansion.

The group’s core business activities are organized around several principal subsidiaries and divisions.