Bouygues (OTCMKTS:BOUYF) Hits New 52-Week High – Should You Buy?

Shares of Bouygues (OTCMKTS:BOUYF) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $59.3420 and last traded at $59.3420, with a volume of 236 shares. The stock had previously closed at $55.65.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently commented on BOUYF. BNP Paribas Exane began coverage on Bouygues in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. Oddo Bhf upgraded Bouygues to an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Bouygues in a report on Friday, May 1st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Bouygues Price Performance

The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $51.77 and a 200-day simple moving average of $49.49. The company has a market cap of $112.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.26 and a beta of 0.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 0.93.

Bouygues (OTCMKTS:BOUYF) last announced its quarterly 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.31 billion. Bouygues had a return on equity of 8.47% and a net margin of 2.12%.

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.