Sampo (OTCMKTS:SAXPY) Shares Gap Down – Time to Sell?

Sampo PLC (OTCMKTS:SAXPYGet Free Report) shares gapped down prior to trading on Wednesday . The stock had previously closed at $21.57, but opened at $20.11. Sampo shares last traded at $20.1810, with a volume of 3,149 shares changing hands.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on SAXPY shares. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Sampo from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Kepler Capital Markets raised shares of Sampo to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 25th. Barclays raised shares of Sampo from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded Sampo from a “sell” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on SAXPY

Sampo Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a quick ratio of 0.30 and a current ratio of 0.29. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $22.09 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $21.51. The company has a market cap of $106.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.58 and a beta of 0.38.

Sampo (OTCMKTS:SAXPYGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 12th. The financial services provider reported $0.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by ($0.05). The firm had revenue of $3.67 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.96 billion. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Sampo PLC will post 1.27 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Sampo

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Sampo Oyj is a Finnish insurance group focused on property and casualty insurance in Northern Europe. Through its operating companies, Sampo provides insurance products and related services to individuals, businesses and public-sector organizations, including coverage for motor vehicles, homes, property, travel, personal accidents, liability and business risks.

Sampo’s principal insurance operations include If P&C Insurance, which serves customers across Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and the Baltic countries, and Topdanmark, a major insurer in Denmark.

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