Bouygues (OTCMKTS:BOUYF) Shares Gap Up – Here’s What Happened

Shares of Bouygues (OTCMKTS:BOUYF) gapped up before the market opened on Monday . The stock had previously closed at $55.65, but opened at $59.3420. Bouygues shares last traded at $59.3420, with a volume of 236 shares changing hands.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently commented on BOUYF. Citigroup reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Bouygues in a research report on Friday, May 1st. BNP Paribas Exane began coverage on shares of Bouygues in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. Finally, Oddo Bhf raised shares of Bouygues to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Bouygues Trading Up 6.6%

The company has a market cap of $112.44 billion, a PE ratio of 16.26 and a beta of 0.42. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $51.51 and a 200-day simple moving average of $49.28.

Bouygues (OTCMKTS:BOUYF) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported ($0.28) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.45) by $0.17. The company had revenue of $14.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.31 billion. Bouygues had a return on equity of 8.47% and a net margin of 2.12%.

About Bouygues

Bouygues is a diversified French industrial group founded in 1952 by Francis Bouygues and headquartered in Paris. Over decades the company has expanded from its origins in construction into a multi‑sector conglomerate, maintaining a significant presence in construction and civil engineering, property development, telecommunications and media. Leadership has remained in the Bouygues family, with Martin Bouygues succeeding the founder and guiding the group through its diversification and international expansion.

The group’s core business activities are organized around several principal subsidiaries and divisions.