Sumitomo (OTCMKTS:SSUMY) Shares Gap Up – Time to Buy?

Sumitomo Corp. (OTCMKTS:SSUMY) gapped up before the market opened on Monday . The stock had previously closed at $10.65, but opened at $11.14. Sumitomo shares last traded at $11.1080, with a volume of 5,013 shares trading hands.

Sumitomo Stock Performance

The stock has a market cap of $53.02 billion, a PE ratio of 13.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 1.38 and a quick ratio of 1.01. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $21.40 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $33.74.

Sumitomo (OTCMKTS:SSUMY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 31st. The conglomerate reported $0.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.83 by ($0.58). The firm had revenue of $12.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.50 billion. Sumitomo had a net margin of 8.23% and a return on equity of 12.39%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Sumitomo Corp. will post 0.83 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Sumitomo Company Profile

Sumitomo Corporation (OTCMKTS: SSUMY) is a global integrated trading and investment company headquartered in Japan. As one of the country’s major sogo shosha (general trading firms), Sumitomo operates a diversified business portfolio that spans trading, project development, equity investments and provision of services to industrial and consumer markets. The company acts as a commercial intermediary and strategic investor, linking producers, manufacturers and end users across international supply chains.

Sumitomo’s business activities cover a wide range of sectors, including metal products and mining, transportation and construction systems, infrastructure and real estate, energy and chemical products, electronics and digital solutions, and consumer goods and food.