Shares of Brf S.A. (NYSE:BRFS – Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Friday after Barclays raised their price target on the stock from $4.00 to $4.50. Barclays currently has an overweight rating on the stock. BRF traded as high as $3.81 and last traded at $3.81, with a volume of 523569 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $3.74.
Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the company. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded BRF from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $1.90 to $3.10 in a research note on Monday, April 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised BRF from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, April 15th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of BRF from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, March 1st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $3.80.
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BRF Trading Up 1.1 %
The company has a current ratio of 1.37, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 75.60 and a beta of 1.86. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $3.37 and its 200 day moving average is $2.99.
BRF (NYSE:BRFS – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 26th. The company reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $1.69 billion for the quarter. BRF had a net margin of 0.81% and a return on equity of 2.93%. On average, equities analysts predict that Brf S.A. will post 0.29 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
About BRF
BRF SA engages in raising, producing, and slaughtering poultry and pork for processing, production, and sale of fresh meat, processed products, pasta, margarine, pet food, and other products. The company's product portfolio comprises meat products, including frozen whole and cut chicken, frozen pork, and turkey; processed food products, such as marinated, frozen, whole, and cut chicken, roosters, sausages, ham products, bologna, frankfurters, salamis, bacon, cold meats, other smoked products; and frozen processed meats comprising hamburgers, steaks, breaded meat products, kibbeh, and meatballs, as well as chicken sausages, chicken hot dogs, and chicken bologna.
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