BE Semiconductor Industries (OTCMKTS:BESIY) Reaches New 12-Month Low – Here’s What Happened

BE Semiconductor Industries (OTCMKTS:BESIY) reached a new 52-week low on Monday . The company traded as low as $102.70 and last traded at $103.79, with a volume of 8875 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $110.59.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have commented on BESIY. Needham & Company LLC downgraded shares of BE Semiconductor Industries from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. UBS Group upgraded BE Semiconductor Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th.

BE Semiconductor Industries Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 6.12 and a current ratio of 6.86. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.09 and a beta of 1.76. The company has a 50 day moving average of $129.78 and a 200 day moving average of $125.38.

BE Semiconductor Industries (OTCMKTS:BESIY) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The technology company reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $163.66 million for the quarter. BE Semiconductor Industries had a return on equity of 39.31% and a net margin of 29.92%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that BE Semiconductor Industries will post 4.56 EPS for the current year.

About BE Semiconductor Industries

BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. engages in the development, manufacture, marketing, sale, and service of semiconductor assembly equipment for the semiconductor and electronics industries in China, the United States, Malaysia, Ireland, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Other Asia Pacific and Europe, and internationally.