JFE (OTCMKTS:JFEEF) Shares Gap Down – What’s Next?

Jfe Holdings Inc. (OTCMKTS:JFEEF) gapped down prior to trading on Friday . The stock had previously closed at $11.25, but opened at $10.14. JFE shares last traded at $10.8250, with a volume of 750 shares changing hands.

JFE Stock Performance

The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $12.84 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $12.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a current ratio of 1.71. The company has a market cap of $2.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.70 and a beta of 0.34.

JFE (OTCMKTS:JFEEF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.33 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.15 by $0.18. The company had revenue of $7.34 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.51 billion. JFE had a net margin of 1.15% and a return on equity of 2.03%.

About JFE

JFE Holdings, Inc (OTCMKTS: JFEEF) is a Tokyo‐based steel and engineering conglomerate that ranks among the largest industrial groups in Japan. The company operates primarily through two main segments: JFE Steel, which manufactures a broad range of steel products including flat‐rolled steel, long steel products and plates, and JFE Engineering, which provides environmental and resource treatment facilities as well as infrastructure systems. Serving key industries such as automotive, construction, shipbuilding and energy, JFE Holdings combines advanced steelmaking expertise with engineering services to support a wide array of global customers.

Formed in September 2002 through the merger of NKK Corporation and Kawasaki Steel Corporation, JFE Holdings built on a legacy of technical innovation spanning more than a century.