Bank Hapoalim (OTCMKTS:BKHYY) Posts Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.51 EPS

Bank Hapoalim (OTCMKTS:BKHYY) released its earnings results on Wednesday. The bank reported $2.41 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.92 by ($0.51), Zacks reports. Bank Hapoalim had a net margin of 21.60% and a return on equity of 14.60%. The company had revenue of $1.76 billion during the quarter.

Bank Hapoalim Price Performance

Shares of BKHYY stock traded up $1.46 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $131.58. The company had a trading volume of 774 shares, compared to its average volume of 11,947. Bank Hapoalim has a 12 month low of $64.20 and a 12 month high of $143.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a current ratio of 0.93. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $125.42 and its 200 day moving average is $110.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $34.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.30 and a beta of 1.19.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Barclays lowered Bank Hapoalim from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Bank Hapoalim has an average rating of “Hold”.

Bank Hapoalim Company Profile

Bank Hapoalim B.M. is one of Israel’s largest banking groups, providing a broad range of financial services to retail, corporate and institutional customers. Founded in 1921 by the Histadrut labor federation, the bank has developed into a full-service financial institution offering deposit accounts, consumer and mortgage lending, credit cards, payment services, and branch-based retail banking. It also serves small and medium-sized enterprises with working capital and trade finance solutions.

In addition to traditional retail banking, Bank Hapoalim operates significant corporate and investment banking divisions.