Kubota (OTCMKTS:KUBTY) Shares Gap Down – Here’s What Happened

Kubota Corp. (OTCMKTS:KUBTY)’s stock price gapped down prior to trading on Thursday . The stock had previously closed at $82.96, but opened at $77.00. Kubota shares last traded at $79.25, with a volume of 3,495 shares traded.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Kubota from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 23rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy”.

Kubota Price Performance

The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $87.20 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $75.36. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.70 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a current ratio of 1.65.

Kubota (OTCMKTS:KUBTY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The industrial products company reported $1.28 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.90 by $0.38. The company had revenue of $5.30 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.90 billion. Kubota had a return on equity of 6.81% and a net margin of 6.20%.Kubota has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.000-6.000 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Kubota Corp. will post 5.57 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Kubota

Kubota Corporation (OTCMKTS: KUBTY) is a Japanese multinational manufacturer specializing in agricultural machinery, construction equipment, engines and water infrastructure systems. Founded in 1890 and headquartered in Osaka, Japan, the company has grown from its origins as a cast-iron manufacturer into a diversified industrial enterprise. Kubota’s agricultural machinery portfolio includes tractors, combine harvesters, rice transplanters and irrigation equipment, while its construction machinery lineup features compact excavators, wheel loaders and skid-steer loaders.