Kubota (OTCMKTS:KUBTY) Shares Gap Down – Should You Sell?

Kubota Corp. (OTCMKTS:KUBTY) gapped down before the market opened on Thursday . The stock had previously closed at $82.96, but opened at $77.00. Kubota shares last traded at $79.25, with a volume of 3,495 shares.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Zacks Research cut shares of Kubota from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 23rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Kubota has a consensus rating of “Buy”.

Kubota Stock Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of $18.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.62 and a beta of 0.95. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $86.98 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $75.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 1.65 and a quick ratio of 1.26.

Kubota (OTCMKTS:KUBTY) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The industrial products company reported $1.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by $0.38. The firm had revenue of $5.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.90 billion. Kubota had a return on equity of 6.81% and a net margin of 6.20%.Kubota has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.000-6.000 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Kubota Corp. will post 5.57 EPS for the current year.

About Kubota

Kubota Corporation (OTCMKTS: KUBTY) is a Japanese multinational manufacturer specializing in agricultural machinery, construction equipment, engines and water infrastructure systems. Founded in 1890 and headquartered in Osaka, Japan, the company has grown from its origins as a cast-iron manufacturer into a diversified industrial enterprise. Kubota’s agricultural machinery portfolio includes tractors, combine harvesters, rice transplanters and irrigation equipment, while its construction machinery lineup features compact excavators, wheel loaders and skid-steer loaders.