Sappi (OTCMKTS:SPPJY) Hits New 1-Year Low – Time to Sell?

Sappi Ltd. (OTCMKTS:SPPJYGet Free Report)’s stock price reached a new 52-week low during trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as $0.8708 and last traded at $0.8752, with a volume of 10270 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $0.9438.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Zacks Research raised shares of Sappi from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat, Sappi presently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

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Sappi Price Performance

The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $1.03 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $1.23. The company has a current ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. The stock has a market cap of $529.13 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.79 and a beta of 0.61.

Sappi (OTCMKTS:SPPJYGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The basic materials company reported ($0.08) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.04) by ($0.04). Sappi had a negative net margin of 12.70% and a negative return on equity of 4.61%. The company had revenue of $1.33 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.40 billion. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Sappi Ltd. will post -0.14 EPS for the current year.

Sappi Company Profile

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Sappi Limited, trading on the OTCMKTS as SPPJY, is a global pulp and paper company headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa. Originally established in 1936 as South African Pulp and Paper Industries, Sappi has grown into a diversified manufacturer of dissolving wood pulp, graphic papers, packaging and specialty papers. The company serves customers in over 150 countries and operates a network of mills and sales offices across three key regions: Europe, North America and South Africa.

Sappi’s product portfolio is organized into several main categories.

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