Kubota (OTCMKTS:KUBTY) Cut to Strong Sell at The Goldman Sachs Group

The Goldman Sachs Group cut shares of Kubota (OTCMKTS:KUBTY) from a strong-buy rating to a strong sell rating in a research report released on Sunday,Zacks reports.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Morgan Stanley lowered shares of Kubota from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 30th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Kubota from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Kubota currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Kubota Stock Down 0.4%

KUBTY stock opened at $86.38 on Friday. Kubota has a one year low of $60.53 and a one year high of $107.97. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $88.06 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $86.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a current ratio of 1.61. The stock has a market capitalization of $19.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.38, a PEG ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.00.

Kubota (OTCMKTS:KUBTY) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $2.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.79 by $0.99. The firm had revenue of $5.59 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.05 billion. Kubota had a net margin of 8.18% and a return on equity of 9.12%. Kubota has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.150-8.150 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Kubota will post 7.66 EPS for the current year.

About Kubota

Kubota Corporation is a Japanese manufacturer of agricultural, construction and water-related equipment. Founded in Osaka in 1890 by Gonshiro Kubota, the company has developed from a producer of cast-iron water pipes into a global industrial group serving farmers, contractors, municipalities and other commercial customers.

Kubota’s agricultural products include tractors, combines, rice transplanters, farm implements, lawn and grounds-care equipment, and utility vehicles. The company also manufactures compact construction machinery, including excavators, wheel loaders and related equipment, as well as diesel and other industrial engines used in construction, agriculture and power-generation applications.

Through its water and environmental businesses, Kubota provides products and systems such as ductile iron pipes, valves, pumps and wastewater-treatment equipment.