ams-OSRAM (OTCMKTS:AMSSY) Hits New 52-Week High – Still a Buy?

ams-OSRAM AG Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:AMSSY)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Monday . The company traded as high as $12.58 and last traded at $12.58, with a volume of 200 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $9.25.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of ams-OSRAM from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday. Zacks Research upgraded shares of ams-OSRAM from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut shares of ams-OSRAM to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

ams-OSRAM Stock Up 10.0%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.64, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.47. The stock has a market cap of $2.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -10.38 and a beta of 1.52. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $6.04 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $5.66.

ams-OSRAM (OTCMKTS:AMSSY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The company reported $0.20 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.04 by $0.16. The firm had revenue of $1.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $870.83 million. ams-OSRAM had a negative net margin of 6.18% and a positive return on equity of 0.76%. On average, sell-side analysts expect that ams-OSRAM AG Unsponsored ADR will post -0.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ams-OSRAM Company Profile

ams-OSRAM AG is a global technology company specializing in optical solutions, combining the sensor expertise of ams with the lighting heritage of OSRAM. The company develops and manufactures a broad range of high-performance products, including light-emitting diodes (LEDs), laser diode and infrared (IR) emitters, optical sensors, and sensor interfaces. These components are used across a variety of applications to enable advanced illumination, sensing, and imaging capabilities.

The company’s product portfolio serves diverse end markets such as consumer electronics, automotive, industrial, and medical.