Erste Group Bank Forecasts Weaker Earnings for Volkswagen

Volkswagen AG Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:VWAGY) – Equities researchers at Erste Group Bank cut their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Volkswagen in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, April 2nd. Erste Group Bank analyst S. Lingnau now forecasts that the company will earn $2.41 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $2.44. The consensus estimate for Volkswagen’s current full-year earnings is $2.53 per share. Erste Group Bank also issued estimates for Volkswagen’s FY2027 earnings at $3.04 EPS.

VWAGY has been the topic of several other reports. HSBC reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Volkswagen in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Zacks Research upgraded Volkswagen from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 26th. Finally, Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Volkswagen in a research note on Friday, January 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Volkswagen Price Performance

Shares of VWAGY stock opened at $10.23 on Wednesday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $11.20 and its 200 day simple moving average is $11.40. Volkswagen has a one year low of $9.20 and a one year high of $12.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $51.28 billion, a PE ratio of 6.87, a PEG ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.03.

Volkswagen (OTCMKTS:VWAGY) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The company reported $0.73 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.59 by $0.14. Volkswagen had a return on equity of 3.46% and a net margin of 2.11%.The business had revenue of $99.97 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $84.92 billion.

About Volkswagen

Volkswagen AG is one of the world’s largest integrated automakers, headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany. Founded in 1937 to produce a mass-market “people’s car,” the company expanded through the post-war period into a global automotive group. Volkswagen’s operations encompass the design, engineering, manufacture and distribution of a broad range of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, and the company’s consolidated brand portfolio includes Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Audi, Porsche, Škoda, SEAT, Bentley, Lamborghini and other marques operated across its group structure.

In addition to vehicle production, Volkswagen provides a range of automotive-related products and services, including powertrain technologies, component manufacturing, mobility services and vehicle financing and leasing through its Volkswagen Financial Services unit.