Hennes & Mauritz (OTCMKTS:HNNMY) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Should You Buy?

Hennes & Mauritz AB (OTCMKTS:HNNMY) shares saw unusually-strong trading volume on Tuesday . 118,496 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 18% from the previous session’s volume of 144,690 shares.The stock last traded at $3.38 and had previously closed at $3.35.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Pareto Securities lowered Hennes & Mauritz to a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Hennes & Mauritz presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce”.

Hennes & Mauritz Stock Up 0.4%

The firm has a market capitalization of $23.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.16 and a beta of 1.09. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $3.50 and its 200 day moving average is $3.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a current ratio of 1.18.

Hennes & Mauritz (OTCMKTS:HNNMY) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, June 25th. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.06 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $5.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.79 billion. Hennes & Mauritz had a return on equity of 30.28% and a net margin of 5.55%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Hennes & Mauritz AB will post 0.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Hennes & Mauritz

Hennes & Mauritz AB, commonly known as H&M, is a Swedish multinational fashion retailer that designs, sources and sells ready-to-wear clothing, accessories and home textiles. The company traces its roots to 1947, when Erling Persson opened a women’s clothing store called Hennes (“hers”) in Västerås, Sweden; the business expanded into menswear after the acquisition of a Stockholm-based retailer, Mauritz Widforss, in the late 1960s, which led to the Hennes & Mauritz name. Today the company is headquartered in Stockholm and operates a global retail business built around multiple branded concepts.

H&M’s core activities include product design, sourcing and retailing of fashion for women, men, teenagers and children, as well as home goods under its H&M Home line.