Subaru (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) Cut to Strong Sell at Zacks Research

Zacks Research downgraded shares of Subaru (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) from a hold rating to a strong sell rating in a research report sent to investors on Tuesday morning,Zacks.com reports.

Subaru Stock Performance

Shares of FUJHY opened at $8.01 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $11.49 billion, a PE ratio of 16.02 and a beta of 0.42. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $9.00 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $10.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 2.41 and a quick ratio of 1.86. Subaru has a 1 year low of $7.65 and a 1 year high of $11.70.

Subaru (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) last issued its earnings results on Friday, February 6th. The company reported ($0.03) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.31 by ($0.34). The firm had revenue of $7.23 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.22 billion. Subaru had a net margin of 2.27% and a return on equity of 3.87%. Subaru has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.561-0.561 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Subaru will post 1.44 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Subaru

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in FUJHY. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of Subaru by 8.4% in the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 16,565 shares of the company’s stock valued at $167,000 after buying an additional 1,279 shares during the period. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA raised its stake in shares of Subaru by 27.5% in the third quarter. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA now owns 64,666 shares of the company’s stock valued at $663,000 after buying an additional 13,929 shares during the period. Great Lakes Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Subaru by 11.6% in the third quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC now owns 356,206 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,601,000 after buying an additional 37,021 shares during the period. Finally, Beddow Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Subaru by 2.8% in the third quarter. Beddow Capital Management Inc. now owns 595,371 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,019,000 after buying an additional 16,372 shares during the period. 0.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Subaru

Subaru Corporation, traded over the counter as OTCMKTS:FUJHY, is a Japanese multinational automaker known for its distinctive use of the horizontally opposed “boxer” engine and standard symmetrical all-wheel-drive system across most of its vehicle lineup. Founded in 1953 as Fuji Heavy Industries, the company rebranded to Subaru Corporation in 2017 to align its corporate identity with its well‐established automotive brand. Subaru’s product portfolio includes compact and midsize sedans, sport wagons, crossovers and SUVs, with flagship models such as the Impreza, Legacy, Outback, Forester and Crosstrek (also marketed as the XV in some regions), as well as the performance-oriented BRZ sports coupe developed in partnership with Toyota.

In addition to passenger vehicles, Subaru Corporation is involved in the manufacturing of automotive components, aerospace products and industrial machinery, leveraging advanced materials and precision engineering capabilities inherited from its Fuji Heavy Industries heritage.