Jerónimo Martins, SGPS (OTCMKTS:JRONY) Hits New 12-Month High – Should You Buy?

Jerónimo Martins, SGPS, S.A. (OTCMKTS:JRONY) shares reached a new 52-week high on Thursday . The company traded as high as $46.12 and last traded at $45.46, with a volume of 4513 shares. The stock had previously closed at $44.43.

Jerónimo Martins, SGPS Price Performance

The company has a market capitalization of $14.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.48, a P/E/G ratio of 15.69 and a beta of 0.68. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $41.97 and its 200 day simple moving average is $39.57. The company has a quick ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 0.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11.

Jerónimo Martins, SGPS (OTCMKTS:JRONY) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, March 19th. The company reported $0.53 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.54 by ($0.01). Jerónimo Martins, SGPS had a net margin of 1.94% and a return on equity of 21.07%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Jerónimo Martins, SGPS, S.A. will post 2.13 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Jerónimo Martins, SGPS

Jerónimo Martins, SGPS, SA operates in the food distribution and specialized retail sectors in Portugal, Poland, and Colombia. The company operates through Portugal Retail; Portugal Cash & Carry; Poland Retail; Colombia Retail; and Others, Eliminations and Adjustments segments. It operates food stores under the Biedronka name; and a chain of health and beauty stores under the Hebe banner in Poland, as well as food stores under the Ara name in Colombia.