BE Semiconductor Industries NV (OTCMKTS:BESIY) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” from Brokerages

BE Semiconductor Industries NV (OTCMKTS:BESIY) has earned an average rating of “Hold” from the eleven ratings firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have given a buy recommendation to the company.

Several equities analysts have issued reports on BESIY shares. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of BE Semiconductor Industries in a research report on Sunday, January 4th. Berenberg Bank upgraded BE Semiconductor Industries to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, February 23rd. Needham & Company LLC raised BE Semiconductor Industries to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of BE Semiconductor Industries in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of BE Semiconductor Industries in a report on Tuesday, January 13th.

BE Semiconductor Industries Stock Performance

OTCMKTS:BESIY opened at $200.48 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 107.21 and a beta of 1.81. The company has a current ratio of 5.55, a quick ratio of 4.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.22. BE Semiconductor Industries has a 1 year low of $88.02 and a 1 year high of $235.17. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $208.85 and a 200-day moving average of $176.60.

About BE Semiconductor Industries

BE Semiconductor Industries NV (OTCMKTS:BESIY), commonly known as BESI, is a global supplier of assembly equipment for the semiconductor industry. The company designs, develops and manufactures capital equipment used in the back-end production of semiconductor devices, including die attach, wire bonding and flip chip packaging systems. BESI’s platforms support a wide range of applications from memory and logic chips to advanced power devices and radio-frequency modules, enabling high precision, throughput and yield in device assembly and test processes.

Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Duiven, the Netherlands, BESI went public on Euronext Amsterdam in 1999.