Sendas Distribuidora (OTCMKTS:ASAIY) Shares Up 5.8% – Still a Buy?

Sendas Distribuidora S.A. Sponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:ASAIYGet Free Report) shares rose 5.8% on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $9.55 and last traded at $9.43. Approximately 13,795 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 49% from the average daily volume of 27,297 shares. The stock had previously closed at $8.91.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Sendas Distribuidora from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, August 31st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

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Sendas Distribuidora Stock Up 0.3%

The company has a market cap of $2.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.57, a PEG ratio of 0.15 and a beta of 0.66. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $8.23 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $8.46.

Sendas Distribuidora (OTCMKTS:ASAIYGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.36 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.26 by $0.10. Sendas Distribuidora had a return on equity of 12.64% and a net margin of 1.27%. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Sendas Distribuidora S.A. Sponsored ADR will post 1.28 earnings per share for the current year.

Sendas Distribuidora Company Profile

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Sendas Distribuidora SA, operating under the Assaí Atacadista brand, is a Brazilian cash-and-carry retailer serving both households and business customers. The company sells food and beverages, fresh and perishable products, personal-care items, cleaning supplies and selected general merchandise through a network of wholesale-oriented stores.

Assaí’s format combines elements of a supermarket and a wholesale club, offering products in both individual and larger-volume packages. Its customer base includes families, restaurants, small retailers, food-service operators and other businesses seeking competitively priced goods.

The company traces its origins to the Assaí business, which was founded in Brazil in 1974 and later became part of Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição, commonly known as GPA.

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