Bank Hapoalim (OTCMKTS:BKHYY) Shares Gap Up – Should You Buy?

Bank Hapoalim (OTCMKTS:BKHYY) shares gapped up prior to trading on Thursday . The stock had previously closed at $120.77, but opened at $125.76. Bank Hapoalim shares last traded at $123.6029, with a volume of 978 shares changing hands.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Barclays cut Bank Hapoalim from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Bank Hapoalim Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $32.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.64 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a current ratio of 0.93. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $126.22 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $114.99.

Bank Hapoalim (OTCMKTS:BKHYY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 4th. The bank reported $2.41 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.92 by ($0.51). The company had revenue of $1.76 billion during the quarter. Bank Hapoalim had a net margin of 22.63% and a return on equity of 15.44%.

About Bank Hapoalim

Bank Hapoalim B.M. is one of Israel’s largest banking groups, providing a broad range of financial services to retail, corporate and institutional customers. Founded in 1921 by the Histadrut labor federation, the bank has developed into a full-service financial institution offering deposit accounts, consumer and mortgage lending, credit cards, payment services, and branch-based retail banking. It also serves small and medium-sized enterprises with working capital and trade finance solutions.

In addition to traditional retail banking, Bank Hapoalim operates significant corporate and investment banking divisions.