Japan Tob (OTCMKTS:JAPAY) Shares Gap Down – Should You Sell?

Japan Tob (OTCMKTS:JAPAY) gapped down before the market opened on Wednesday . The stock had previously closed at $18.93, but opened at $18.32. Japan Tob shares last traded at $18.3250, with a volume of 5,991 shares trading hands.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Barclays reissued an “underweight” rating and set a $17.00 price target on shares of Japan Tob in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $17.00.

Japan Tob Price Performance

The company has a current ratio of 1.84, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $17.29 and its 200-day simple moving average is $16.03. The stock has a market cap of $65.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.32 and a beta of 0.34.

Japan Tob Company Profile

Japan Tobacco Inc, a tobacco company, manufactures and sells tobacco products, pharmaceuticals, and processed foods in Japan and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Tobacco Business, Pharmaceutical, and Processed Food. It offers tobacco products, such as cigarettes, heat-not-burn tobacco products, E-vapor products, fine cut tobacco products, cigars, pipes, smokeless tobacco products, and hookah and kretek products.