DHL Group (OTCMKTS:DHLGY) Raised to Strong-Buy at Barclays

DHL Group (OTCMKTS:DHLGY) was upgraded by equities researchers at Barclays from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday,Zacks.com reports.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered shares of DHL Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. UBS Group upgraded shares of DHL Group from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Zacks Research raised DHL Group from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 21st. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered DHL Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of DHL Group in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

DHL Group Stock Up 1.1%

Shares of OTCMKTS DHLGY opened at $53.59 on Friday. DHL Group has a 52-week low of $35.59 and a 52-week high of $61.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 0.92. The business has a fifty day moving average of $56.65 and a two-hundred day moving average of $51.17. The stock has a market cap of $57.98 billion, a PE ratio of 15.44, a PEG ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 1.21.

DHL Group (OTCMKTS:DHLGY) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $1.05 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.15 by ($0.10). The firm had revenue of $25.72 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.51 billion. DHL Group had a return on equity of 15.88% and a net margin of 4.24%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that DHL Group will post 3.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About DHL Group

DHL Group (OTCMKTS: DHLGY) is the international logistics and postal services business of Deutsche Post DHL Group, headquartered in Bonn, Germany. The company operates a global network that serves corporate and individual customers with a range of logistics solutions spanning domestic and international mail and parcel services, express courier operations, freight forwarding, contract logistics and supply chain management. It offers services to e-commerce retailers, manufacturers, healthcare and automotive companies, among other industries.

Its principal operating activities are organized across distinct logistics businesses including express courier services for time‑sensitive international shipments, global forwarding and freight for air, ocean and road transport, contract logistics for warehousing and distribution, e‑commerce fulfillment solutions, and national postal and parcel operations in Germany.