Erste Group Bank (OTCMKTS:EBKDY) Reaches New 1-Year High – What’s Next?

Shares of Erste Group Bank AG (OTCMKTS:EBKDY) hit a new 52-week high on Thursday . The company traded as high as $71.22 and last traded at $71.22, with a volume of 6802 shares. The stock had previously closed at $70.3260.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently commented on EBKDY shares. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Erste Group Bank in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating on shares of Erste Group Bank in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Erste Group Bank in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Oddo Bhf upgraded shares of Erste Group Bank from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Erste Group Bank to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy”.

Erste Group Bank Trading Up 0.5%

The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $65.53 and its 200-day simple moving average is $61.10. The company has a market capitalization of $54.91 billion, a PE ratio of 13.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.68 and a beta of 0.85.

Erste Group Bank (OTCMKTS:EBKDY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The financial services provider reported $1.44 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.43 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $4.62 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.48 billion. Erste Group Bank had a net margin of 18.39% and a return on equity of 11.32%. Sell-side analysts forecast that Erste Group Bank AG will post 5.91 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Erste Group Bank

Erste Group Bank AG is an Austrian banking group headquartered in Vienna that operates as a universal bank serving retail, corporate and institutional customers. The group offers a broad range of financial services including deposit-taking, lending, mortgage financing, payment and transaction banking, and wealth management. Erste Group also provides capital markets services, corporate and investment banking solutions, and a range of insurance and pension-linked products through partnerships and subsidiary operations.

Erste Group maintains a significant regional presence beyond Austria, with operations across several Central and Eastern European countries.