BE Semiconductor Industries NV (OTCMKTS:BESIY) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Shares of BE Semiconductor Industries NV (OTCMKTS:BESIY) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the ten brokerages that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company.

A number of analysts have issued reports on BESIY shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of BE Semiconductor Industries in a report on Friday. Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of BE Semiconductor Industries in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Zacks Research raised BE Semiconductor Industries to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Berenberg Bank raised BE Semiconductor Industries to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, February 23rd.

BE Semiconductor Industries Stock Performance

BESIY opened at $303.29 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 137.24 and a beta of 1.96. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $247.84 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $203.08. The company has a quick ratio of 4.88, a current ratio of 5.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.22. BE Semiconductor Industries has a 12-month low of $116.78 and a 12-month high of $312.75.

BE Semiconductor Industries (OTCMKTS:BESIY) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The technology company reported $0.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.76. The firm had revenue of $216.51 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $220.77 million. BE Semiconductor Industries had a return on equity of 40.69% and a net margin of 24.02%. On average, equities analysts forecast that BE Semiconductor Industries will post 4.46 earnings per share for the current year.

BE Semiconductor Industries Company Profile

BE Semiconductor Industries NV (OTCMKTS:BESIY), commonly known as BESI, is a global supplier of assembly equipment for the semiconductor industry. The company designs, develops and manufactures capital equipment used in the back-end production of semiconductor devices, including die attach, wire bonding and flip chip packaging systems. BESI’s platforms support a wide range of applications from memory and logic chips to advanced power devices and radio-frequency modules, enabling high precision, throughput and yield in device assembly and test processes.

Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Duiven, the Netherlands, BESI went public on Euronext Amsterdam in 1999.