Erste Group Bank Lowers Earnings Estimates for Volkswagen

Volkswagen AG Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:VWAGY) – Research analysts at Erste Group Bank lowered their FY2026 EPS estimates for Volkswagen in a report released on Wednesday, July 15th. Erste Group Bank analyst S. Lingnau now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $2.12 for the year, down from their previous forecast of $2.13. The consensus estimate for Volkswagen’s current full-year earnings is $2.13 per share. Erste Group Bank also issued estimates for Volkswagen’s FY2027 earnings at $2.70 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently commented on VWAGY. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Volkswagen from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Volkswagen in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Volkswagen presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Volkswagen Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of Volkswagen stock opened at $8.52 on Thursday. Volkswagen has a 12-month low of $8.07 and a 12-month high of $12.83. The stock has a market cap of $42.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.04, a PEG ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $9.56 and a 200-day simple moving average of $10.63.

Volkswagen (OTCMKTS:VWAGY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.41 by ($0.11). The firm had revenue of $88.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $91.84 billion. Volkswagen had a net margin of 1.96% and a return on equity of 3.18%.

Volkswagen Company Profile

Volkswagen AG is one of the world’s largest integrated automakers, headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany. Founded in 1937 to produce a mass-market “people’s car,” the company expanded through the post-war period into a global automotive group. Volkswagen’s operations encompass the design, engineering, manufacture and distribution of a broad range of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, and the company’s consolidated brand portfolio includes Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Audi, Porsche, Škoda, SEAT, Bentley, Lamborghini and other marques operated across its group structure.

In addition to vehicle production, Volkswagen provides a range of automotive-related products and services, including powertrain technologies, component manufacturing, mobility services and vehicle financing and leasing through its Volkswagen Financial Services unit.