L’Oreal SA (OTCMKTS:LRLCY) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

L’Oreal SA (OTCMKTS:LRLCY) has earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the fourteen analysts that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have assigned a hold recommendation, seven have assigned a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company.

A number of research analysts have recently commented on LRLCY shares. Zacks Research lowered L’Oreal from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, March 6th. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded L’Oreal from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut L’Oreal from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday, June 22nd. Berenberg Bank upgraded L’Oreal from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Citigroup raised shares of L’Oreal from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 25th.

L’Oreal Price Performance

OTCMKTS LRLCY opened at $88.64 on Friday. L’Oreal has a fifty-two week low of $78.82 and a fifty-two week high of $95.48. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $86.68 and its two-hundred day moving average is $86.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.44.

About L’Oreal

L’Oréal SA is a global beauty and personal care company, founded in 1909 by Eugène Schueller and headquartered in Clichy, France. The company develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of consumer and professional products across cosmetics, skin care, hair care, hair color, and fragrances. L’Oréal serves customers around the world through a combination of direct retail, salons, pharmacies, department stores and e-commerce, operating in numerous countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, Africa and the Middle East.

Operations are organized around several business divisions that target distinct channels and consumer segments, including Consumer Products, L’Oréal Luxe, Professional Products and Active Cosmetics.