Hellenic Telecom Organization (OTCMKTS:HLTOY) Shares Gap Up – Should You Buy?

Hellenic Telecom Organization SA (OTCMKTS:HLTOYGet Free Report)’s stock price gapped up prior to trading on Wednesday . The stock had previously closed at $9.52, but opened at $10.04. Hellenic Telecom Organization shares last traded at $10.04, with a volume of 200 shares.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Hellenic Telecom Organization in a report on Friday, January 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, Hellenic Telecom Organization presently has an average rating of “Buy”.

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Hellenic Telecom Organization Trading Up 2.9%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 0.59 and a quick ratio of 0.57. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $9.85 and its 200-day simple moving average is $9.74. The company has a market cap of $8.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.26 and a beta of 0.10.

Hellenic Telecom Organization (OTCMKTS:HLTOYGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The utilities provider reported $0.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $1.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $853.33 million. Hellenic Telecom Organization had a net margin of 13.97% and a return on equity of 31.25%.

Hellenic Telecom Organization Company Profile

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Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA (OTCMKTS: HLTOY), also known as OTE Group, is the primary provider of telecommunications and digital services in Greece. The company offers a comprehensive suite of solutions that includes fixed-line telephony, mobile communications under the COSMOTE brand, broadband internet access via fiber and ADSL networks, and pay-TV services through its COSMOTE TV platform. In addition, OTE Group delivers enterprise-focused ICT offerings such as cloud computing, data center operations, cybersecurity, managed network services and system integration.

Established in 1949 as Greece’s state telecommunications monopoly, OTE Group began a gradual privatization process in the late 1990s, which culminated in a majority stake acquisition by Deutsche Telekom.

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