FUCHS (OTCMKTS:FUPBY) Issues Earnings Results

FUCHS (OTCMKTS:FUPBY) issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday. The company reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.01, Zacks reports. FUCHS had a return on equity of 17.40% and a net margin of 9.04%.

FUCHS Stock Performance

FUPBY traded down $0.15 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $12.29. The stock had a trading volume of 3,922 shares, compared to its average volume of 20,831. FUCHS has a 1 year low of $9.27 and a 1 year high of $12.92. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $12.12 and its 200 day simple moving average is $11.31. The stock has a market cap of $6.44 billion, a PE ratio of 16.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.32 and a beta of 0.90. The company has a quick ratio of 1.14, a current ratio of 1.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

FUPBY has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of FUCHS in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Kepler Capital Markets upgraded shares of FUCHS from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 3rd. Berenberg Bank downgraded shares of FUCHS from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 27th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of FUCHS in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

FUCHS Company Profile

FUCHS SE is a Germany-based manufacturer and supplier of specialized lubricants. The company develops, produces and distributes lubricants and related specialty products for industrial, automotive and other commercial applications.

Its product portfolio includes engine and transmission oils, hydraulic and gear oils, metalworking fluids, greases, industrial lubricants, release agents and specialty fluids. These products are used in areas such as automotive manufacturing, mechanical engineering, mining, energy, transportation and other industrial operations.

FUCHS traces its history to 1931, when it was founded in Mannheim, Germany.