Tokyo Electron (OTCMKTS:TOELY) Shares Gap Down – Time to Sell?

Shares of Tokyo Electron Ltd. (OTCMKTS:TOELY) gapped down prior to trading on Tuesday . The stock had previously closed at $175.33, but opened at $166.42. Tokyo Electron shares last traded at $166.32, with a volume of 3,554 shares trading hands.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Zacks Research cut Tokyo Electron from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, August 17th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Tokyo Electron Price Performance

The company’s 50-day moving average price is $195.98 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $167.59. The company has a market capitalization of $157.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.40 and a beta of 1.92.

Tokyo Electron (OTCMKTS:TOELY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $1.13 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.09 by $0.04. Tokyo Electron had a net margin of 23.58% and a return on equity of 24.38%. The business had revenue of $4.60 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.67 billion. On average, analysts anticipate that Tokyo Electron Ltd. will post 5.18 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Tokyo Electron

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in Tokyo Electron stock. J.Safra Asset Management Corp purchased a new position in shares of Tokyo Electron Ltd. (OTCMKTS:TOELY) during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 516 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $259,000. 1.27% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Tokyo Electron

Tokyo Electron (OTCMKTS:TOELY) is a Japan-based manufacturer of equipment and services for the semiconductor and flat-panel display industries. The company develops, produces and sells a broad range of wafer fabrication tools used across front-end and back-end semiconductor processes, including equipment for etch, deposition, thermal processing, wafer cleaning and inspection, as well as production systems for advanced packaging and assembly. In addition to semiconductor tools, Tokyo Electron supplies production equipment and process solutions for flat-panel displays and related display technologies.

Beyond capital equipment, Tokyo Electron provides lifecycle services such as installation, maintenance, spare parts, process support and software solutions aimed at maximizing tool uptime and process yield.