VAT Group AG – Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:VACNY) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of VAT Group AG – Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:VACNY) have been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the seven ratings firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company.

Several brokerages recently weighed in on VACNY. The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded shares of VAT Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, December 15th. Zacks Research raised shares of VAT Group from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, September 22nd. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of VAT Group in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. BNP Paribas upgraded VAT Group from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, December 1st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut VAT Group from a “hold” rating to a “moderate sell” rating in a report on Tuesday.

VAT Group Stock Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS:VACNY opened at $62.80 on Friday. VAT Group has a 52-week low of $29.86 and a 52-week high of $63.45. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $48.06 and its 200-day simple moving average is $42.41.

VAT Group Company Profile

VAT Group AG is a Switzerland-based manufacturer specializing in high-precision vacuum valves and related flow-control solutions for advanced technology industries. Its core products include gate valves, angle valves, slit valves and vacuum components designed to maintain ultra-high vacuum environments essential to semiconductor fabrication, flat-panel display manufacturing, scientific research and other industrial vacuum applications. In addition to standard product lines, VAT offers customized valve assemblies and integrated subsystems that address the stringent purity and reliability requirements of modern production processes.

Founded in 1965 and headquartered in Haag, Switzerland, VAT Group has grown into a global supplier serving customers across Europe, Asia and the Americas.