Shares of Japan Tob (OTCMKTS:JAPAY – Get Free Report) gapped up prior to trading on Tuesday. The stock had previously closed at $15.21, but opened at $17.30. Japan Tob shares last traded at $17.2350, with a volume of 55,104 shares traded.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several research firms have commented on JAPAY. BTIG Research assumed coverage on shares of Japan Tob in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. Zacks Research upgraded Japan Tob from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $17.00.
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Japan Tob Stock Down 0.6%
The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $21.99 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $20.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 1.45 and a current ratio of 2.04.
Japan Tob (OTCMKTS:JAPAY – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 29th. The company reported $0.33 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $6.37 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.45 billion. On average, equities analysts expect that Japan Tob will post 1.16 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Japan Tob Company Profile
Japan Tobacco Inc. is a Japanese company whose principal business is the manufacture and sale of tobacco products. Its portfolio includes cigarette brands such as Winston and Mevius, and the company also offers reduced-risk products and other tobacco-related products. Through its international operations, the company sells tobacco products in markets around the world. Japan Tobacco traces its origins to Japan’s government tobacco monopoly, established in 1898, and became a public company in 1985.
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