BE Semiconductor Industries NV (OTCMKTS:BESIY) Given Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

BE Semiconductor Industries NV (OTCMKTS:BESIY) has been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the ten ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating on the company.

A number of research analysts have commented on the company. Citigroup restated a “neutral” rating on shares of BE Semiconductor Industries in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of BE Semiconductor Industries in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of BE Semiconductor Industries in a research report on Sunday, January 4th. Needham & Company LLC upgraded shares of BE Semiconductor Industries to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, Kepler Capital Markets cut shares of BE Semiconductor Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th.

BE Semiconductor Industries Stock Performance

Shares of BESIY stock opened at $230.44 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $187.69 and its 200-day moving average price is $164.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.46, a quick ratio of 5.02 and a current ratio of 5.75. BE Semiconductor Industries has a one year low of $88.02 and a one year high of $230.44. The firm has a market cap of $16.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 123.23 and a beta of 1.85.

BE Semiconductor Industries Company Profile

BE Semiconductor Industries NV (OTCMKTS:BESIY), commonly known as BESI, is a global supplier of assembly equipment for the semiconductor industry. The company designs, develops and manufactures capital equipment used in the back-end production of semiconductor devices, including die attach, wire bonding and flip chip packaging systems. BESI’s platforms support a wide range of applications from memory and logic chips to advanced power devices and radio-frequency modules, enabling high precision, throughput and yield in device assembly and test processes.

Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Duiven, the Netherlands, BESI went public on Euronext Amsterdam in 1999.