Nordea Bank (OTCMKTS:NRDBY) Shares Down 8.1% – Time to Sell?

Nordea Bank AB (OTCMKTS:NRDBY)’s share price dropped 8.1% during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $16.42 and last traded at $16.61. Approximately 11,188 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 98% from the average daily volume of 449,593 shares. The stock had previously closed at $18.07.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on NRDBY. Barclays reaffirmed an “underweight” rating on shares of Nordea Bank in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Zacks Research raised Nordea Bank from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Nordea Equity Research downgraded Nordea Bank from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Nordea Bank in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group cut shares of Nordea Bank from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold”.

Nordea Bank Trading Down 8.3%

The firm has a market cap of $56.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.48, a P/E/G ratio of 3.14 and a beta of 0.62. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $19.22 and a 200-day simple moving average of $18.06. The company has a current ratio of 1.23, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.33.

Nordea Bank (OTCMKTS:NRDBY) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The company reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.37 by $0.03. Nordea Bank had a return on equity of 15.61% and a net margin of 22.36%.The firm had revenue of $3.12 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.42 billion. On average, equities research analysts expect that Nordea Bank AB will post 1.4 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Nordea Bank

Nordea Bank is a leading financial services group focused on serving retail, corporate and institutional customers across the Nordic region. The bank’s core activities include retail and commercial banking, corporate and institutional banking, asset and wealth management, and related financial services such as payments, cash management and trade finance. Nordea delivers these services through branch and digital channels, aiming to provide integrated banking solutions for everyday consumers, small and medium enterprises, and large corporations.

Product offerings span deposit and lending products including mortgages and consumer loans, transaction banking and treasury services for corporate clients, investment and pension solutions through its asset management businesses, and wealth management services for private clients.