West Japan Railway (OTCMKTS:WJRYY) Shares Gap Up – Still a Buy?

West Japan Railway (OTCMKTS:WJRYY – Get Free Report) shares gapped up before the market opened on Thursday. The stock had previously closed at $17.8075, but opened at $18.7010. West Japan Railway shares last traded at $18.2450, with a volume of 1,328 shares traded.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Zacks Research upgraded West Japan Railway from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, West Japan Railway presently has an average rating of “Strong Buy”.

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West Japan Railway Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 1.12. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $18.78 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $18.18. The company has a market cap of $8.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.85 and a beta of 0.09.

West Japan Railway (OTCMKTS:WJRYY – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.53 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $2.69 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.66 billion. West Japan Railway had a return on equity of 9.37% and a net margin of 6.41%.West Japan Railway has set its FY 2027 guidance at 1.401-1.401 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that West Japan Railway will post 1.43 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

West Japan Railway Company Profile

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West Japan Railway Co, known as JR West, is a Japanese passenger railway company formed in 1987 following the breakup and privatization of Japanese National Railways. Headquartered in Osaka, the company serves western Japan, with a network covering major urban and regional areas in the Kansai, Chugoku and Hokuriku regions.

JR West operates conventional commuter and intercity rail services, as well as the Sanyo Shinkansen connecting Shin-Osaka with Hakata and the Hokuriku Shinkansen in western Japan.

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