Sendas Distribuidora (OTCMKTS:ASAIY) Shares Gap Up – Here’s Why

Sendas Distribuidora S.A. Sponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:ASAIY)’s share price gapped up before the market opened on Tuesday . The stock had previously closed at $7.80, but opened at $8.15. Sendas Distribuidora shares last traded at $8.26, with a volume of 3,221 shares.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Zacks Research lowered Sendas Distribuidora from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Reduce”.

Sendas Distribuidora Trading Up 3.5%

The company has a market capitalization of $2.26 billion, a PE ratio of 11.90, a P/E/G ratio of 0.12 and a beta of 0.66. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $8.10 and its two-hundred day moving average is $8.47.

Sendas Distribuidora (OTCMKTS:ASAIY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.36 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.26 by $0.10. Sendas Distribuidora had a net margin of 1.27% and a return on equity of 12.64%. As a group, analysts anticipate that Sendas Distribuidora S.A. Sponsored ADR will post 1.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Sendas Distribuidora Company Profile

Sendas Distribuidora SA is a Brazilian retail and distribution company that operates in the grocery and consumer goods sector. The company’s core activities include operating retail outlets and managing distribution operations that supply food, beverages, household products and personal-care items to end consumers and commercial customers. Its business model centers on combining in-store retailing with logistics and supply-chain services to move fast‑moving consumer goods across its network.

Product categories handled by Sendas typically include fresh and packaged foods, dairy and frozen goods, beverages, cleaning and household supplies, and health and beauty products.