Siemens AG (OTCMKTS:SIEGY) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” from Analysts

Shares of Siemens AG (OTCMKTS:SIEGY) have earned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the eleven ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have issued a hold recommendation and four have issued a buy recommendation on the company.

A number of research analysts have commented on SIEGY shares. Zacks Research raised shares of Siemens from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Santander upgraded shares of Siemens from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on shares of Siemens in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Siemens in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Kepler Capital Markets lowered Siemens from a “hold” rating to a “reduce” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th.

Siemens Stock Up 1.3%

Shares of OTCMKTS SIEGY opened at $126.67 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $202.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.41 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 1.38 and a quick ratio of 1.15. Siemens has a one year low of $94.55 and a one year high of $161.80. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $145.15 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $140.05.

Siemens (OTCMKTS:SIEGY) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The technology company reported $1.50 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.27 by $0.23. Siemens had a return on equity of 11.90% and a net margin of 9.93%.The company had revenue of $22.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $18.95 billion. As a group, analysts expect that Siemens will post 6.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Siemens

Siemens AG is a German multinational conglomerate headquartered in Munich that develops and sells infrastructure and industrial technology. The company’s activities cover a broad range of engineering and technology solutions, including industrial automation and control systems, software for product lifecycle and factory automation, building and energy management systems, and transportation solutions such as rolling stock and rail signaling. Siemens serves industrial, commercial and public-sector customers with products and turnkey systems as well as lifecycle services and digital solutions.

Siemens operates through multiple business units that emphasize digitalization, electrification and automation across industries.