Sappi (OTCMKTS:SPPJY) Shares Cross Below 200-Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

Sappi Ltd. (OTCMKTS:SPPJYGet Free Report)’s stock price passed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $1.00 and traded as low as $0.6355. Sappi shares last traded at $0.7044, with a volume of 19,796 shares changing hands.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Zacks Research raised shares of Sappi from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat, Sappi has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

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Sappi Stock Performance

The firm has a 50-day moving average of $0.73 and a 200 day moving average of $0.99. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91. The stock has a market capitalization of $431.97 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.64 and a beta of 0.59.

Sappi (OTCMKTS:SPPJYGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The basic materials company reported ($0.08) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.04) by ($0.04). Sappi had a negative return on equity of 4.85% and a negative net margin of 12.70%.The business had revenue of $1.33 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.40 billion. As a group, equities analysts predict that Sappi Ltd. will post -0.19 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Sappi Company Profile

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Sappi Limited, trading on the OTCMKTS as SPPJY, is a global pulp and paper company headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa. Originally established in 1936 as South African Pulp and Paper Industries, Sappi has grown into a diversified manufacturer of dissolving wood pulp, graphic papers, packaging and specialty papers. The company serves customers in over 150 countries and operates a network of mills and sales offices across three key regions: Europe, North America and South Africa.

Sappi’s product portfolio is organized into several main categories.

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