SoftBank Group (OTCMKTS:SFTBY) Share Price Crosses Below 200-Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

SoftBank Group Corp. Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:SFTBY)’s share price crossed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $14.83 and traded as low as $11.76. SoftBank Group shares last traded at $11.95, with a volume of 1,946,673 shares traded.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on SFTBY. BTIG Research initiated coverage on SoftBank Group in a research note on Monday, January 5th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group cut SoftBank Group from a “hold” rating to an “underperform” rating in a report on Thursday, March 12th. Zacks Research upgraded SoftBank Group to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 10th. Cantor Fitzgerald started coverage on SoftBank Group in a research note on Monday, March 9th. They issued an “overweight” rating on the stock. Finally, Citigroup started coverage on SoftBank Group in a research report on Monday, January 5th. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

SoftBank Group Stock Performance

The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $12.89 and its 200-day simple moving average is $14.83. The firm has a market cap of $136.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.51 and a beta of 1.50. The company has a current ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96.

SoftBank Group (OTCMKTS:SFTBY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The technology company reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $12.90 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.44 billion. SoftBank Group had a net margin of 48.62% and a return on equity of 23.66%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that SoftBank Group Corp. Unsponsored ADR will post 2.22 earnings per share for the current year.

About SoftBank Group

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.