DHL Group (OTCMKTS:DHLGY) Shares Gap Down – Here’s Why

DHL Group Sponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:DHLGY) shares gapped down prior to trading on Monday . The stock had previously closed at $29.85, but opened at $28.15. DHL Group shares last traded at $27.73, with a volume of 5,928 shares changing hands.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have weighed in on DHLGY. Barclays raised shares of DHL Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, March 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded shares of DHL Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold”.

DHL Group Trading Down 8.7%

The company has a quick ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $41.47 and its 200 day moving average price is $49.00. The company has a market capitalization of $61.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.29, a P/E/G ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.22.

DHL Group (OTCMKTS:DHLGY) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $1.05 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.15 by ($0.10). The business had revenue of $25.72 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.51 billion. DHL Group had a return on equity of 16.35% and a net margin of 4.28%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that DHL Group Sponsored ADR will post 1.92 earnings per share for the current year.

About DHL Group

DHL Group (OTCMKTS: DHLGY) is the international logistics and postal services business of Deutsche Post DHL Group, headquartered in Bonn, Germany. The company operates a global network that serves corporate and individual customers with a range of logistics solutions spanning domestic and international mail and parcel services, express courier operations, freight forwarding, contract logistics and supply chain management. It offers services to e-commerce retailers, manufacturers, healthcare and automotive companies, among other industries.

Its principal operating activities are organized across distinct logistics businesses including express courier services for time‑sensitive international shipments, global forwarding and freight for air, ocean and road transport, contract logistics for warehousing and distribution, e‑commerce fulfillment solutions, and national postal and parcel operations in Germany.