Komatsu (OTCMKTS:KMTUY) Stock Crosses Above 50 Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

Komatsu Ltd. (OTCMKTS:KMTUY) passed above its fifty day moving average during trading on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $46.09 and traded as high as $49.61. Komatsu shares last traded at $49.45, with a volume of 170,035 shares trading hands.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Citigroup raised shares of Komatsu from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, September 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised Komatsu from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Sunday. Finally, Zacks Research raised Komatsu from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Komatsu presently has a consensus rating of “Buy”.

Komatsu Trading Down 0.7%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 1.96. The stock has a market capitalization of $45.35 billion, a PE ratio of 17.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 1.07. The business’s 50-day moving average is $46.24 and its two-hundred day moving average is $42.89.

Komatsu (OTCMKTS:KMTUY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The industrial products company reported $0.67 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.59 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $6.37 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.13 billion. Komatsu had a net margin of 8.93% and a return on equity of 10.51%. Komatsu has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.450-2.450 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Komatsu Ltd. will post 2.69 earnings per share for the current year.

About Komatsu

Komatsu Ltd. is a Japan-based manufacturer of construction, mining, forestry and industrial equipment. Its product portfolio includes hydraulic excavators, wheel loaders, bulldozers, motor graders, dump trucks and other machinery used in infrastructure development, construction, quarrying and resource extraction.

The company also provides equipment for forestry operations and industrial applications, along with replacement parts, maintenance, repairs, fleet management, automation and other technology-enabled services.