GDF Suez SA Given “Underperform” Rating at Raymond James (GSZ)

GDF Suez SA (EPA: GSZ)‘s stock had its “underperform” rating reaffirmed by investment analysts at Raymond James in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, ARN reports. They currently have a €14.40 ($18.70) target price on the stock.

GSZ has been the subject of a number of other recent research reports. Analysts at BNP Paribas reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of GDF Suez SA in a research note to investors on Tuesday, May 21st. They now have a €11.50 ($14.94) price target on the stock. Separately, analysts at AlphaValue reiterated an “add” rating on shares of GDF Suez SA in a research note to investors on Thursday, May 16th. They now have a €18.90 ($24.55) price target on the stock. Finally, analysts at AlphaValue reiterated an “add” rating on shares of GDF Suez SA in a research note to investors on Thursday, May 2nd. They now have a €18.60 ($24.16) price target on the stock.

One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. The stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of €13.80 ($17.93).

GDF Suez SA (EPA: GSZ) opened at 15.52 on Wednesday. GDF Suez SA has a 52-week low of €14.05 and a 52-week high of €20.35. The stock’s 50-day moving average is currently €18.. The company has a market cap of €36.585 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.80.

GDF Suez SA is a France-based natural gas and electricity supplier. Its operations are organized in following business lines: Energy Europe, engaged in the production of electricity and distribution and supplying of gas through divisions in Benelux and Germany, the rest of European countries; Energy International which supplies North and Latin America, Middle East, Asia and Africa; Global Gas & LNG, which includes exploration and production of gas and oil, procurement and routing of gas and Liquefied Natural Gas (EPA: GSZ) and supplying accounts in Europe; Infrastructures, which operates the transport, supply and storage of natural gas and regasification terminals; Energy Services, providing multi-technical services in the areas of engineering, installation or energy services; and Environment, specialized in services of water, sanitation and waste management.