West Japan Railway (OTCMKTS:WJRYY) Shares Up 4.3% – Still a Buy?

West Japan Railway (OTCMKTS:WJRYY) shares traded up 4.3% on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $20.27 and last traded at $20.27. Approximately 2,314 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 95% from the average daily volume of 50,286 shares. The stock had previously closed at $19.44.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Zacks Research raised shares of West Japan Railway from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

West Japan Railway Stock Up 3.2%

The company has a market cap of $9.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.01 and a beta of 0.13. The business has a fifty day moving average of $18.74 and a two-hundred day moving average of $18.30. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06.

West Japan Railway (OTCMKTS:WJRYY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.53 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $2.69 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.66 billion. West Japan Railway had a return on equity of 9.37% and a net margin of 6.41%.West Japan Railway has set its FY 2027 guidance at 1.401-1.401 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that West Japan Railway will post 1.43 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About West Japan Railway

West Japan Railway Company, also known as JR West, is a Japanese transportation company that operates passenger railway services primarily in western Honshu and parts of the Hokuriku region. Its network serves major urban and regional markets, including Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe, Hiroshima and Kanazawa.

The company operates conventional rail lines as well as high-speed services, including the Sanyo Shinkansen between Shin-Osaka and Hakata and the Hokuriku Shinkansen in cooperation with other Japan Railways companies.