ams-OSRAM (OTCMKTS:AMSSY) Shares Gap Up – Here’s What Happened

Shares of ams-OSRAM AG Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:AMSSY) gapped up prior to trading on Wednesday . The stock had previously closed at $5.19, but opened at $5.70. ams-OSRAM shares last traded at $5.70, with a volume of 274 shares trading hands.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AMSSY has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Zacks Research upgraded ams-OSRAM from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered ams-OSRAM from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 21st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut shares of ams-OSRAM to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, ams-OSRAM presently has an average rating of “Reduce”.

ams-OSRAM Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of $1.14 billion, a P/E ratio of -8.03 and a beta of 1.04. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.50. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $5.09 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $5.94.

ams-OSRAM (OTCMKTS:AMSSY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The company reported $0.20 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.04 by $0.16. ams-OSRAM had a negative net margin of 3.76% and a positive return on equity of 6.02%. The firm had revenue of $1.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $870.83 million. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that ams-OSRAM AG Unsponsored ADR will post 0.67 EPS for the current year.

About ams-OSRAM

ams-OSRAM AG is a global technology company specializing in optical solutions, combining the sensor expertise of ams with the lighting heritage of OSRAM. The company develops and manufactures a broad range of high-performance products, including light-emitting diodes (LEDs), laser diode and infrared (IR) emitters, optical sensors, and sensor interfaces. These components are used across a variety of applications to enable advanced illumination, sensing, and imaging capabilities.

The company’s product portfolio serves diverse end markets such as consumer electronics, automotive, industrial, and medical.