Murata Manufacturing (OTCMKTS:MRAAY) Sees Large Volume Increase – Should You Buy?

Murata Manufacturing Inc. (OTCMKTS:MRAAY – Get Free Report) saw an uptick in trading volume on Wednesday. 4,989,094 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 647% from the average daily volume of 667,658 shares. The stock last traded at $19.27 and had previously closed at $19.79.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on Murata Manufacturing in a research report on Tuesday, September 15th. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy”.

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Murata Manufacturing Price Performance

The company has a market cap of $70.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.62 and a beta of 1.83. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $23.41 and its 200-day simple moving average is $20.42.

Murata Manufacturing (OTCMKTS:MRAAY – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, October 30th. The company reported $0.18 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.18. Murata Manufacturing had a net margin of 14.19% and a return on equity of 10.44%. The business had revenue of $3.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.53 billion. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Murata Manufacturing Inc. will post 0.69 EPS for the current year.

Murata Manufacturing Company Profile

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Murata Manufacturing Co, Ltd. is a Japanese electronic components manufacturer that develops and produces components, modules and devices used in a broad range of electronic equipment. Its product portfolio includes multilayer ceramic capacitors, inductors, filters, timing devices, sensors, wireless connectivity modules and power-related components.

The company’s products support applications in smartphones, computers, automobiles, industrial equipment, healthcare devices and other consumer and communications electronics.

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