FUCHS (OTCMKTS:FUPBY) Trading Down 0.1% – Time to Sell?

FUCHS SE – Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:FUPBY) shares fell 0.1% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $11.2030 and last traded at $11.23. 3,663 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 70% from the average daily volume of 12,345 shares. The stock had previously closed at $11.24.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Kepler Capital Markets lowered shares of FUCHS from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. DZ Bank upgraded shares of FUCHS from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of FUCHS in a research report on Tuesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

FUCHS Stock Performance

The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $11.16 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $10.96. The company has a current ratio of 2.32, a quick ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.04, a PEG ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 0.93.

FUCHS (OTCMKTS:FUPBY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $0.20 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.17 by $0.03. FUCHS had a net margin of 8.91% and a return on equity of 16.57%. The firm had revenue of $1.09 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.08 billion. On average, analysts forecast that FUCHS SE – Unsponsored ADR will post 0.72 EPS for the current year.

About FUCHS

FUCHS Petrolub SE, traded over the counter under the symbol FUPBY, is a German-based manufacturer specialized in the development, production and marketing of lubricants and related specialty products. Founded in 1931 by Rudolf Fuchs and headquartered in Mannheim, Germany, the company has grown to become the world’s largest independent supplier of lubricants, serving a broad spectrum of industries from automotive and metalworking to mining and renewable energy.

The company’s product portfolio encompasses engine oils, industrial lubricants, greases, hydraulic fluids, metalworking fluids and process oils, as well as tailor-made solutions for customers’ specific requirements.