Sappi (OTCMKTS:SPPJY) Shares Gap Up – Time to Buy?

Sappi Ltd. (OTCMKTS:SPPJY) gapped up prior to trading on Monday . The stock had previously closed at $1.50, but opened at $1.60. Sappi shares last traded at $1.60, with a volume of 2,001 shares traded.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Sappi from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Sappi Stock Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of $895.84 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.20 and a beta of 0.61. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $1.41 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $1.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a current ratio of 1.20.

Sappi (OTCMKTS:SPPJY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The basic materials company reported ($0.03) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.08 by ($0.11). Sappi had a positive return on equity of 1.78% and a negative net margin of 3.27%.The business had revenue of $1.39 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.34 billion.

About Sappi

Sappi Limited, trading on the OTCMKTS as SPPJY, is a global pulp and paper company headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa. Originally established in 1936 as South African Pulp and Paper Industries, Sappi has grown into a diversified manufacturer of dissolving wood pulp, graphic papers, packaging and specialty papers. The company serves customers in over 150 countries and operates a network of mills and sales offices across three key regions: Europe, North America and South Africa.

Sappi’s product portfolio is organized into several main categories.