Komatsu (OTCMKTS:KMTUY) Stock Price Down 5% – Should You Sell?

Komatsu Ltd. (OTCMKTS:KMTUY) dropped 5% during trading on Friday. The company traded as low as $45.11 and last traded at $46.3080. 2,229 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 98% from the average daily volume of 132,741 shares. The stock had previously closed at $48.75.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

KMTUY has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Komatsu from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, October 4th. Citigroup raised Komatsu from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, September 25th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Komatsu from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Two 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, the stock has an average rating of “Buy”.

Komatsu Price Performance

The company has a market capitalization of $42.94 billion, a PE ratio of 16.91, a P/E/G ratio of 2.64 and a beta of 1.07. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $46.38 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $43.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 1.96.

Komatsu (OTCMKTS:KMTUY) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The industrial products company reported $0.67 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.59 by $0.08. Komatsu had a return on equity of 10.51% and a net margin of 8.93%.The firm had revenue of $6.37 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.13 billion. Komatsu has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.450-2.450 EPS. Equities analysts forecast 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.