Kubota (OTCMKTS:KUBTY) Stock Rating Lowered by The Goldman Sachs Group

Kubota (OTCMKTS:KUBTY) was downgraded by equities research analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note issued to investors on Sunday, Zacks reports.

KUBTY has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Morgan Stanley cut shares of Kubota from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 30th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Kubota from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Kubota Stock Performance

OTCMKTS KUBTY opened at $86.72 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $19.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.43, a PEG ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.00. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $88.03 and a 200 day moving average of $86.03. The company has a current ratio of 1.61, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. Kubota has a twelve month low of $60.53 and a twelve month high of $107.97.

Kubota (OTCMKTS:KUBTY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $2.78 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.79 by $0.99. The company had revenue of $5.59 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.05 billion. Kubota had a return on equity of 9.12% and a net margin of 8.18%.Kubota has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.150-8.150 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Kubota will post 7.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Kubota Company Profile

Kubota Corporation is a Japanese manufacturer of agricultural, construction and water-related equipment. Founded in Osaka in 1890 by Gonshiro Kubota, the company has developed from a producer of cast-iron water pipes into a global industrial group serving farmers, contractors, municipalities and other commercial customers.

Kubota’s agricultural products include tractors, combines, rice transplanters, farm implements, lawn and grounds-care equipment, and utility vehicles. The company also manufactures compact construction machinery, including excavators, wheel loaders and related equipment, as well as diesel and other industrial engines used in construction, agriculture and power-generation applications.

Through its water and environmental businesses, Kubota provides products and systems such as ductile iron pipes, valves, pumps and wastewater-treatment equipment.