South32 Ltd. (OTCMKTS:SOUHY) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Analysts

South32 Ltd. (OTCMKTS:SOUHY) has earned an average rating of “Hold” from the seven research firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company.

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of South32 from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 6th. Zacks Research upgraded South32 from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th.

South32 Stock Performance

OTCMKTS SOUHY opened at $15.33 on Monday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $11.95 and a 200 day simple moving average of $10.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 2.43 and a quick ratio of 1.83. South32 has a 12-month low of $7.52 and a 12-month high of $15.33.

About South32

South32 is a diversified metals and mining company headquartered in Perth, Australia. Established in May 2015 through a demerger from BHP Billiton, the company focuses on the extraction, processing and marketing of commodities that underpin global industrial and consumer demand. South32’s portfolio includes alumina, aluminum, bauxite, metallurgical coal, manganese, nickel, silver, lead and zinc, making it a key participant across several commodity markets.

The company’s operations are organized by commodity and geography.