Bouygues (OTCMKTS:BOUYF) Raised to “Hold” at Zacks Research

Bouygues (OTCMKTS:BOUYF) was upgraded by stock analysts at Zacks Research to a “hold” rating in a research report issued on Monday,Zacks.com reports.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Citigroup restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Bouygues in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Oddo Bhf upgraded Bouygues to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Bouygues currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Bouygues Price Performance

Bouygues stock opened at $59.34 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.85. The company has a market capitalization of $112.44 billion, a PE ratio of 16.26 and a beta of 0.47. Bouygues has a one year low of $41.05 and a one year high of $59.34. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $56.08 and a 200 day simple moving average of $52.07.

Bouygues (OTCMKTS:BOUYF) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported ($0.28) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.45) by $0.17. The business had revenue of $14.08 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.31 billion. Bouygues had a return on equity of 8.35% and a net margin of 2.12%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Bouygues will post 0.78 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.