Subaru (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) Cut to “Hold” at Zacks Research

Zacks Research lowered shares of Subaru (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) from a strong-buy rating to a hold rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday morning,Zacks.com reports.

Subaru Stock Performance

FUJHY opened at $8.46 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $12.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.91 and a beta of 0.36. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $10.19 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $10.46. Subaru has a 1 year low of $7.32 and a 1 year high of $11.70. 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 (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 6th. The company reported ($0.03) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.31 by ($0.34). The firm had revenue of $7.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.22 billion. Subaru had a return on equity of 3.87% and a net margin of 2.27%.Subaru has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.561-0.561 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Subaru will post 1.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Subaru

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Great Lakes Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Subaru by 11.6% during the third quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC now owns 356,206 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,601,000 after purchasing an additional 37,021 shares during the last quarter. Beddow Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in Subaru by 2.8% in the 3rd 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 last quarter. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA lifted its position in Subaru by 27.5% during the 3rd quarter. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA now owns 64,666 shares of the company’s stock worth $663,000 after buying an additional 13,929 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in Subaru by 14.0% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 18,891 shares of the company’s stock worth $203,000 after buying an additional 2,326 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 0.01% of the company’s stock.

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.