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

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

AMKBY has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Wolfe Research downgraded A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. Morgan Stanley lowered shares of A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, UBS Group downgraded shares of A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 17th.

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

Shares of OTCMKTS AMKBY opened at $7.48 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $23.68 billion, a PE ratio of 6.50 and a beta of 1.17. A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S has a 1 year low of $6.26 and a 1 year high of $9.96. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $8.24 and a 200-day moving average price of $7.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 2.41 and a quick ratio of 2.28.

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