Bouygues (OTCMKTS:BOUYF) Stock Rating Upgraded by Zacks Research

Bouygues (OTCMKTS:BOUYF) was upgraded by stock analysts at Zacks Research to a “hold” rating in a research note issued on Monday,Zacks.com reports.

BOUYF has been the subject of several other reports. Oddo Bhf raised shares of Bouygues to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Bouygues in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Bouygues Stock Performance

OTCMKTS BOUYF opened at $59.34 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $112.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.26 and a beta of 0.47. Bouygues has a fifty-two week low of $41.05 and a fifty-two week high of $59.34. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $56.08 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $52.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 0.94.

Bouygues (OTCMKTS:BOUYF) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported ($0.28) EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.45) by $0.17. The company had revenue of $14.08 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.31 billion. Bouygues had a return on equity of 8.35% and a net margin of 2.12%. On average, analysts forecast that Bouygues will post 0.78 earnings per share for the current year.

Bouygues Company Profile

Bouygues is a diversified French industrial group founded in 1952 by Francis Bouygues and headquartered in Paris. Over decades the company has expanded from its origins in construction into a multi‑sector conglomerate, maintaining a significant presence in construction and civil engineering, property development, telecommunications and media. Leadership has remained in the Bouygues family, with Martin Bouygues succeeding the founder and guiding the group through its diversification and international expansion.

The group’s core business activities are organized around several principal subsidiaries and divisions.