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

Shares of Sendas Distribuidora S.A. Sponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:ASAIY) gapped up prior to trading on Thursday . The stock had previously closed at $8.59, but opened at $9.0620. Sendas Distribuidora shares last traded at $9.0620, with a volume of 594 shares traded.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Sendas Distribuidora from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 12th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Sendas Distribuidora Trading Up 2.3%

The stock’s 50 day moving average is $9.00 and its two-hundred day moving average is $8.32. The company has a market capitalization of $2.38 billion, a PE ratio of 18.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a quick ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.32.

Sendas Distribuidora (OTCMKTS:ASAIY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 27th. The company reported $999.00 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.03 by $998.97. Sendas Distribuidora had a net margin of 0.91% and a return on equity of 7.42%. The company had revenue of $3.54 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.63 billion. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Sendas Distribuidora S.A. Sponsored ADR will post 0.77 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.