Shares of Erste Group Bank AG (OTCMKTS:EBKDY - Get Free Report) have earned an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the eight analysts that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, three have given a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company.

A number of research firms have issued reports on EBKDY. Oddo Bhf cut shares of Erste Group Bank to a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Barclays upgraded Erste Group Bank from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Erste Group Bank in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated an "overweight" rating on shares of Erste Group Bank in a research report on Monday, November 24th.

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Erste Group Bank Price Performance

Shares of Erste Group Bank stock opened at $66.33 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36, a current ratio of 0.15 and a quick ratio of 0.15. Erste Group Bank has a one year low of $29.50 and a one year high of $66.88. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $58.51 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $52.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $51.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.85.

Erste Group Bank (OTCMKTS:EBKDY - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Friday, October 31st. The financial services provider reported $1.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.10 by $0.19. Erste Group Bank had a net margin of 17.36% and a return on equity of 9.85%. The firm had revenue of $3.38 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.30 billion. Analysts forecast that Erste Group Bank will post 4.05 EPS for the current year.

About Erste Group Bank

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Erste Group Bank AG is an Austrian banking group headquartered in Vienna that operates as a universal bank serving retail, corporate and institutional customers. The group offers a broad range of financial services including deposit-taking, lending, mortgage financing, payment and transaction banking, and wealth management. Erste Group also provides capital markets services, corporate and investment banking solutions, and a range of insurance and pension-linked products through partnerships and subsidiary operations.

Erste Group maintains a significant regional presence beyond Austria, with operations across several Central and Eastern European countries.

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