FUCHS (OTCMKTS:FUPBY) Reaches New 12-Month High – Should You Buy?

FUCHS SE – Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:FUPBY)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $12.14 and last traded at $12.14, with a volume of 213 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $11.62.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently issued reports on FUPBY shares. Berenberg Bank lowered shares of FUCHS from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of FUCHS in a research report on Friday, August 7th. DZ Bank upgraded shares of FUCHS from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating on shares of FUCHS in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

FUCHS Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of $6.40 billion, a PE ratio of 16.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.19 and a beta of 0.92. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $11.41 and its 200-day moving average price is $11.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a quick ratio of 1.37 and a current ratio of 2.32.

FUCHS (OTCMKTS:FUPBY) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.19 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.17 by $0.02. FUCHS had a return on equity of 17.80% and a net margin of 9.04%.The company had revenue of $1.23 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.20 billion. Equities research analysts anticipate that FUCHS SE – Unsponsored ADR will post 0.73 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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.