West Japan Railway (OTCMKTS:WJRYY) Trading Up 4.3% – Still a Buy?

West Japan Railway (OTCMKTS:WJRYY) shares shot up 4.3% on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $20.27 and last traded at $20.27. 2,314 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 95% from the average session volume of 50,286 shares. The stock had previously closed at $19.44.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Zacks Research raised West Japan Railway from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold”.

West Japan Railway Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of $9.14 billion, a PE ratio of 12.01 and a beta of 0.13. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $18.74 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $18.30.

West Japan Railway (OTCMKTS:WJRYY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.53 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.06. West Japan Railway had a net margin of 6.41% and a return on equity of 9.37%. The business had revenue of $2.69 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.66 billion. West Japan Railway has set its FY 2027 guidance at 1.401-1.401 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that West Japan Railway will post 1.43 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

West Japan Railway Company Profile

West Japan Railway Company, also known as JR West, is a Japanese transportation company that operates passenger railway services primarily in western Honshu and parts of the Hokuriku region. Its network serves major urban and regional markets, including Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe, Hiroshima and Kanazawa.

The company operates conventional rail lines as well as high-speed services, including the Sanyo Shinkansen between Shin-Osaka and Hakata and the Hokuriku Shinkansen in cooperation with other Japan Railways companies.