Galp Energia SGPS (OTCMKTS:GLPEY) Shares Cross Above 50-Day Moving Average – Here’s What Happened

Galp Energia SGPS SA (OTCMKTS:GLPEYGet Free Report) crossed above its 50 day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 50 day moving average of $10.99 and traded as high as $11.50. Galp Energia SGPS shares last traded at $11.4775, with a volume of 33,098 shares trading hands.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Morgan Stanley raised shares of Galp Energia SGPS from an “overweight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, July 3rd. Zacks Research cut Galp Energia SGPS from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

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Galp Energia SGPS Price Performance

The company has a market cap of $15.59 billion, a PE ratio of 13.35 and a beta of -0.06. The company has a quick ratio of 1.38, a current ratio of 1.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $10.99 and a 200-day simple moving average of $11.07.

Galp Energia SGPS (OTCMKTS:GLPEYGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July 27th. The energy company reported $0.60 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.34 by $0.26. Galp Energia SGPS had a net margin of 5.43% and a return on equity of 30.83%. The business had revenue of $8.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.79 billion. As a group, research analysts predict that Galp Energia SGPS SA will post 1.21 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Galp Energia SGPS Company Profile

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Galp Energia SGPS is an integrated energy company headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal, with core operations spanning upstream exploration and production, midstream refining, and downstream distribution and marketing. In its upstream segment, the company explores and produces oil and natural gas in regions such as Brazil’s pre-salt basins, African offshore blocks in Angola and Mozambique, and domestic wells in Portugal. Its midstream activities include refining crude oil at the Sines facility and operating a network of pipelines, while downstream operations involve the distribution and retail sale of petroleum products through the Galp-branded service station network across the Iberian Peninsula.

In addition to its traditional oil and gas business, Galp has expanded into power generation and renewable energy.

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