Hennes & Mauritz AB (OTCMKTS:HNNMY) Receives Average Recommendation of “Strong Sell” from Brokerages

Shares of Hennes & Mauritz AB (OTCMKTS:HNNMY) have received an average recommendation of “Strong Sell” from the seven ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation and three have given a hold recommendation to the company.

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on HNNMY shares. Zacks Research lowered Hennes & Mauritz from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Pareto Securities cut shares of Hennes & Mauritz to a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, June 26th.

Hennes & Mauritz Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of Hennes & Mauritz stock opened at $3.62 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.42 billion, a PE ratio of 22.63 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.31. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $3.46 and its 200 day moving average is $3.65. Hennes & Mauritz has a 1 year low of $2.83 and a 1 year high of $4.25.

Hennes & Mauritz (OTCMKTS:HNNMY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, June 25th. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.06 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $5.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.79 billion. Hennes & Mauritz had a return on equity of 31.51% and a net margin of 5.55%. Equities research analysts forecast that Hennes & Mauritz will post 0.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hennes & Mauritz Company Profile

Hennes & Mauritz AB, commonly known as H&M, is a Swedish multinational fashion retailer that designs, sources and sells ready-to-wear clothing, accessories and home textiles. The company traces its roots to 1947, when Erling Persson opened a women’s clothing store called Hennes (“hers”) in Västerås, Sweden; the business expanded into menswear after the acquisition of a Stockholm-based retailer, Mauritz Widforss, in the late 1960s, which led to the Hennes & Mauritz name. Today the company is headquartered in Stockholm and operates a global retail business built around multiple branded concepts.

H&M’s core activities include product design, sourcing and retailing of fashion for women, men, teenagers and children, as well as home goods under its H&M Home line.