BYD (OTCMKTS:BYDDY) Trading Up 0.7% – Time to Buy?

Byd Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:BYDDY) shares shot up 0.7% on Monday . The company traded as high as $92.66 and last traded at $92.48. 251,955 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 62% from the average session volume of 660,463 shares. The stock had previously closed at $91.83.

BYD Price Performance

The stock has a 50 day moving average of $101.57 and a two-hundred day moving average of $92.22. The stock has a market cap of $137.70 billion, a PE ratio of 21.66, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 0.51 and a current ratio of 0.81.

BYD (OTCMKTS:BYDDY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, April 25th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.70 by $0.16. The business had revenue of $23.36 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $188.91 billion. BYD had a return on equity of 22.70% and a net margin of 5.71%. Equities analysts anticipate that Byd Co., Ltd. will post 3.87 EPS for the current year.

BYD Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 12th will be paid a $0.8801 dividend. This is a positive change from BYD’s previous dividend of $0.72. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 11th. This represents a yield of 0.84%. BYD’s payout ratio is currently 20.61%.

About BYD

BYD Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in automobiles and batteries business in the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and internationally. The company operates in two segments: Mobile Handset Components, Assembly Service and Other Products; and Automobiles and Related Products and Other Products.