A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (OTCMKTS:AMKBY) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Strong Sell” by Brokerages

Shares of A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (OTCMKTS:AMKBY) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Strong Sell” from the five research firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation and one has issued a hold recommendation on the company.

A number of equities analysts have commented on AMKBY shares. UBS Group cut shares of A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. Morgan Stanley cut A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, Wolfe Research downgraded A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th.

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S Price Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS AMKBY opened at $7.48 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 2.28 and a current ratio of 2.41. A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S has a fifty-two week low of $6.26 and a fifty-two week high of $9.96. The stock has a market cap of $23.68 billion, a PE ratio of 6.50 and a beta of 1.17. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $8.24 and a 200-day moving average of $7.97.

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (OTCMKTS:AMKBY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The transportation company reported $0.99 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.99. A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S had a net margin of 6.82% and a return on equity of 6.48%. The company had revenue of $15.76 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.66 billion. Equities research analysts anticipate that A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S will post 1.46 earnings per share for the current year.

About A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the ocean transport and logistics business in Denmark and internationally. It operates through Ocean, Logistics & Services, Terminals, and Towage & Maritime Services segments. The Ocean segment is involved in container shipping activities, including demurrage and detention, terminal handling, documentation and container services, and container storage, as well as transshipment hubs.