Givaudan SA (GVDNY) – What Are Analysts Saying About This Stock?

Givaudan SA (OTCMKTS:GVDNY) has been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the nine research firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating on the company.

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of Givaudan from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 1st. Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Givaudan in a research note on Friday, September 25th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Givaudan in a research report on Thursday, September 3rd. Sanford C. Bernstein initiated coverage on shares of Givaudan in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. They issued a “strong sell” rating for the company. Finally, Barclays upgraded shares of Givaudan from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, October 5th.

Givaudan Stock Down 0.4%

OTCMKTS GVDNY opened at $96.91 on Friday. Givaudan has a 52 week low of $65.97 and a 52 week high of $97.40. The company has a fifty day moving average of $83.43 and a two-hundred day moving average of $79.42.

About Givaudan

Givaudan is a Swiss company that develops and produces flavors, fragrances and related ingredients for consumer and industrial products. Its solutions are used in a broad range of applications, including foods and beverages, fine fragrances, personal care products, household goods and oral care.

The company operates through two principal areas: Taste & Wellbeing, which provides flavors, taste-modulation solutions, natural extracts and functional ingredients; and Fragrance & Beauty, which develops fragrances, fragrance ingredients, cosmetic ingredients and active beauty solutions.