Telefónica (NYSE:TEF) Shares Gap Up – Should You Buy?

Telefónica, S.A. (NYSE:TEFGet Free Report) shares gapped up before the market opened on Thursday . The stock had previously closed at $4.67, but opened at $4.85. Telefónica shares last traded at $4.88, with a volume of 282,577 shares trading hands.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded Telefónica from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Telefónica presently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

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Telefónica Stock Down 5.8 %

The company has a market capitalization of $26.22 billion, a P/E ratio of -17.79 and a beta of 0.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.33, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 0.85. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $4.41 and its 200-day moving average is $4.43.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its position in Telefónica by 71.6% during the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 6,236 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 2,603 shares during the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Telefónica during the third quarter worth about $45,000. Abel Hall LLC bought a new position in Telefónica in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $53,000. Carrera Capital Advisors acquired a new stake in Telefónica during the 4th quarter worth approximately $47,000. Finally, Callan Family Office LLC bought a new stake in Telefónica during the 4th quarter worth approximately $44,000. 1.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Telefónica

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Telefónica, SA, together with its subsidiaries, provides telecommunications services in Europe and Latin America. The company offers mobile and related services and products, such as mobile voice, value added, mobile data and internet, wholesale, corporate, roaming, fixed wireless, and trunking and paging services.

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