Deutsche Post (OTCMKTS:DHLGY) Hits New 1-Year Low – Should You Sell?

Deutsche Post AG (OTCMKTS:DHLGY)’s stock price hit a new 52-week low during trading on Monday . The company traded as low as $34.12 and last traded at $34.26, with a volume of 570048 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $34.59.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on DHLGY. BNP Paribas upgraded Deutsche Post to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Thursday, September 19th. Barclays cut Deutsche Post from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th.

Deutsche Post Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The firm has a market cap of $42.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.27. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $36.18 and its 200-day moving average price is $40.21.

Deutsche Post (OTCMKTS:DHLGY) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, November 5th. The company reported $0.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $22.63 billion during the quarter. Deutsche Post had a return on equity of 13.93% and a net margin of 3.88%. Equities research analysts predict that Deutsche Post AG will post 3.06 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Deutsche Post Company Profile

Deutsche Post AG operates as a mail and logistics company in Germany, rest of Europe, the Americas, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. The company operates through five segments: Express; Global Forwarding, Freight; Supply Chain; eCommerce Solutions; and Post & Parcel Germany. The Express segment offers time-definite courier and express services to business and private customers.