VAT Group (OTCMKTS:VACNY) Hits New 1-Year High – What’s Next?

VAT Group AG – Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:VACNY)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $62.32 and last traded at $62.32, with a volume of 267 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $54.8550.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VACNY has been the subject of several research analyst reports. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of VAT Group from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Zacks Research raised VAT Group from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, September 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group cut VAT Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of VAT Group in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group downgraded VAT Group from a “hold” rating to a “moderate sell” rating in a report on Tuesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

VAT Group Trading Up 14.0%

The stock has a fifty day moving average of $47.22 and a 200-day moving average of $42.13.

VAT Group Company Profile

VAT Group AG is a Switzerland-based manufacturer specializing in high-precision vacuum valves and related flow-control solutions for advanced technology industries. Its core products include gate valves, angle valves, slit valves and vacuum components designed to maintain ultra-high vacuum environments essential to semiconductor fabrication, flat-panel display manufacturing, scientific research and other industrial vacuum applications. In addition to standard product lines, VAT offers customized valve assemblies and integrated subsystems that address the stringent purity and reliability requirements of modern production processes.

Founded in 1965 and headquartered in Haag, Switzerland, VAT Group has grown into a global supplier serving customers across Europe, Asia and the Americas.