Bouygues (OTCMKTS:BOUYF) Upgraded to Hold at Zacks Research

Zacks Research upgraded shares of Bouygues (OTCMKTS:BOUYF) to a hold rating in a research report released on Monday morning,Zacks.com reports.

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Oddo Bhf raised Bouygues to an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Bouygues in a report on Friday, May 1st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Bouygues presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Bouygues Stock Performance

BOUYF opened at $59.34 on Monday. Bouygues has a 12-month low of $41.05 and a 12-month high of $59.34. The stock has a market cap of $112.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.26 and a beta of 0.47. The business has a 50 day moving average of $56.08 and a 200-day moving average of $52.07. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67.

Bouygues (OTCMKTS:BOUYF) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported ($0.28) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.45) by $0.17. Bouygues had a return on equity of 8.35% and a net margin of 2.12%.The company had revenue of $14.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.31 billion. On average, equities research analysts expect that Bouygues will post 0.78 earnings per share for the current year.

About Bouygues

Bouygues is a diversified French industrial group founded in 1952 by Francis Bouygues and headquartered in Paris. Over decades the company has expanded from its origins in construction into a multi‑sector conglomerate, maintaining a significant presence in construction and civil engineering, property development, telecommunications and media. Leadership has remained in the Bouygues family, with Martin Bouygues succeeding the founder and guiding the group through its diversification and international expansion.

The group’s core business activities are organized around several principal subsidiaries and divisions.