Henkel AG & Co. (OTCMKTS:HENKY) Reaches New 12-Month High – Should You Buy?

Shares of Henkel AG & Co. (OTCMKTS:HENKY) hit a new 52-week high during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $22.8199 and last traded at $22.7550, with a volume of 29652 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $22.67.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Barclays cut shares of Henkel AG & Co. from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Henkel AG & Co. Price Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $20.51 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $19.53.

Henkel AG & Co. Company Profile

Henkel AG & Co KGaA is a German multinational company headquartered in Düsseldorf that develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of consumer and industrial products. Founded in 1876 by Fritz Henkel, the company has grown into a diversified chemical and consumer goods group organized around three global business units: Adhesive Technologies, Beauty Care and Laundry & Home Care. Henkel serves industrial clients as well as retail and professional consumers through a combination of branded consumer products and business-to-business solutions.

The Adhesive Technologies unit supplies adhesives, sealants and functional coatings for industrial applications and is a major supplier to sectors such as automotive, electronics and packaging; its portfolio includes well-known product families such as Loctite.