SoftBank Group (OTCMKTS:SFTBY) Stock Price Passes Below 200 Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

SoftBank Group Corp. Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:SFTBY) shares crossed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $14.93 and traded as low as $10.55. SoftBank Group shares last traded at $10.91, with a volume of 1,940,407 shares changing hands.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently weighed in on SFTBY. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded SoftBank Group from a “hold” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 12th. BTIG Research assumed coverage on SoftBank Group in a report on Monday, January 5th. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. Zacks Research upgraded shares of SoftBank Group to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 10th. Citigroup initiated coverage on shares of SoftBank Group in a research report on Monday, January 5th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald began coverage on shares of SoftBank Group in a research report on Monday, March 9th. They issued an “overweight” rating for the company. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold”.

SoftBank Group Stock Down 3.2%

The company has a current ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96. The firm has a market cap of $124.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.03 and a beta of 1.46. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $13.09 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $14.93.

SoftBank Group (OTCMKTS:SFTBY) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The technology company reported $0.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.10 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $12.90 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.44 billion. SoftBank Group had a return on equity of 23.66% and a net margin of 48.62%. On average, equities analysts forecast that SoftBank Group Corp. Unsponsored ADR will post 2.22 EPS for the current year.

SoftBank Group Company Profile

SoftBank Group Corp is a Tokyo‐based multinational conglomerate holding company with a primary focus on technology, telecommunications and investment management. Founded in 1981 by Masayoshi Son, the company initially operated as a software distributor before expanding into mobile communications and internet services. Over the years, SoftBank has built a diversified portfolio that spans telecom operators, semiconductor design, cloud computing, and emerging technology ventures.

A key pillar of SoftBank’s strategy is its investment arm, the SoftBank Vision Fund, which targets high‐growth technology companies around the globe.