A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (OTCMKTS:AMKBY) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Strong Sell” from Analysts

Shares of A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (OTCMKTS:AMKBY) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Strong Sell” from the six analysts that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and two have assigned a hold rating to the company.

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

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S Trading Down 0.4 %

OTCMKTS:AMKBY opened at $8.02 on Monday. A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S has a 12 month low of $6.26 and a 12 month high of $9.96. The company has a current ratio of 2.41, a quick ratio of 2.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.97 and a beta of 1.17. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $8.25 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $7.98.

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 the consensus estimate of $0.99. The firm had revenue of $15.76 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.66 billion. A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S had a return on equity of 6.48% and a net margin of 6.82%. Analysts expect that A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S will post 1.46 EPS for the current fiscal 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.