JBS (OTCMKTS:JBSAY) Reaches New 52-Week High - Time to Buy?

Jbs S.A. (OTCMKTS:JBSAY - Get Free Report)'s stock price reached a new 52-week high on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $15.00 and last traded at $15.00, with a volume of 240606 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $14.52.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Barclays restated an "overweight" rating on shares of JBS in a research report on Thursday, March 27th.

JBS Price Performance

The company's 50 day simple moving average is $12.79 and its 200 day simple moving average is $12.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.80, a current ratio of 1.47 and a quick ratio of 0.85. The stock has a market cap of $16.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.11 and a beta of 0.86.

JBS (OTCMKTS:JBSAY - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 25th. The company reported $0.38 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.57 by ($0.19). JBS had a return on equity of 14.29% and a net margin of 1.79%. The business had revenue of $20.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $115.12 billion.

JBS Company Profile

JBS SA, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the processing of animal protein worldwide. The company trades in beef, pork, chicken, poultry, fish, and lamb products; cooked frozen meat; plant based products; and other food products. It produces and commercializes leather, steel cans, plastic resin, personal care and cleaning products, and collagen, as well as wet blue leather, semi-finished, and finished leather products.