Subaru (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) Sets New 52-Week Low – Should You Sell?

Shares of Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) hit a new 52-week low on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $7.10 and last traded at $7.3280, with a volume of 38695 shares. The stock had previously closed at $7.43.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. UBS Group lowered shares of Subaru from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Zacks Research downgraded Subaru from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Reduce”.

Subaru Price Performance

The company has a market capitalization of $11.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.60 and a beta of 0.37. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $7.62 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $8.91.

Subaru (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 15th. The company reported $0.04 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.22 by ($0.18). The business had revenue of $8.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.67 billion. Subaru had a net margin of 1.96% and a return on equity of 3.38%. Subaru has set its FY 2027 guidance at 0.572-0.572 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Subaru Corporation will post 0.56 EPS for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Subaru

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in FUJHY. Beddow Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Subaru by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Beddow Capital Management Inc. now owns 595,371 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,019,000 after purchasing an additional 16,372 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in Subaru by 14.0% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 18,891 shares of the company’s stock worth $203,000 after buying an additional 2,326 shares during the last quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC grew its stake in Subaru by 7.1% during the 4th quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC now owns 381,638 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,095,000 after buying an additional 25,432 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CHICAGO TRUST Co NA grew its stake in Subaru by 10.8% during the 1st quarter. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA now owns 69,466 shares of the company’s stock worth $542,000 after buying an additional 6,761 shares during the last quarter. 0.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Subaru Company Profile

Subaru Corporation, traded over the counter as OTCMKTS:FUJHY, is a Japanese multinational automaker known for its distinctive use of the horizontally opposed “boxer” engine and standard symmetrical all-wheel-drive system across most of its vehicle lineup. Founded in 1953 as Fuji Heavy Industries, the company rebranded to Subaru Corporation in 2017 to align its corporate identity with its well‐established automotive brand. Subaru’s product portfolio includes compact and midsize sedans, sport wagons, crossovers and SUVs, with flagship models such as the Impreza, Legacy, Outback, Forester and Crosstrek (also marketed as the XV in some regions), as well as the performance-oriented BRZ sports coupe developed in partnership with Toyota.

In addition to passenger vehicles, Subaru Corporation is involved in the manufacturing of automotive components, aerospace products and industrial machinery, leveraging advanced materials and precision engineering capabilities inherited from its Fuji Heavy Industries heritage.