Sumitomo (OTCMKTS:SSUMY) Hits New 1-Year High – Here’s Why

Sumitomo Corp. (OTCMKTS:SSUMYGet Free Report)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $48.85 and last traded at $48.6264, with a volume of 4246 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $47.19.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Zacks Research upgraded Sumitomo from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy”.

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Sumitomo Trading Down 1.6%

The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $38.61 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $36.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.26 and a quick ratio of 0.89. The firm has a market capitalization of $57.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.51.

Sumitomo (OTCMKTS:SSUMYGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The conglomerate reported $1.02 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $12.48 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.01 billion. Sumitomo had a net margin of 8.19% and a return on equity of 12.04%. Equities research analysts expect that Sumitomo Corp. will post 3.45 EPS for the current year.

About Sumitomo

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Sumitomo Corporation (OTCMKTS: SSUMY) is a global integrated trading and investment company headquartered in Japan. As one of the country’s major sogo shosha (general trading firms), Sumitomo operates a diversified business portfolio that spans trading, project development, equity investments and provision of services to industrial and consumer markets. The company acts as a commercial intermediary and strategic investor, linking producers, manufacturers and end users across international supply chains.

Sumitomo’s business activities cover a wide range of sectors, including metal products and mining, transportation and construction systems, infrastructure and real estate, energy and chemical products, electronics and digital solutions, and consumer goods and food.

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