Deutsche Bank Upgrades Goodyear to ‘Buy’
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (GT) has a market cap of $8.2 billion. It rose by 4.8% to close at $31.16 per share on September 6, 2016.
Sept. 7 2016, Published 2:02 p.m. ET
Price movement
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (GT) has a market cap of $8.2 billion. It rose by 4.8% to close at $31.16 per share on September 6, 2016. The stock’s weekly, monthly, and year-to-date (or YTD) price movements were 7.7%, 10.4%, and -3.9%, respectively, on the same day. GT is trading 7.3% above its 20-day moving average, 12.6% above its 50-day moving average, and 5.4% above its 200-day moving average.
Related ETFs and peers
The Schwab US Mid-Cap ETF (SCHM) invests 0.27% of its holdings in GT. The ETF tracks a market-cap-weighted index of mid-cap stocks in the Dow Jones US Total Stock Market Index. The YTD price movement of SCHM was 10.8% on September 6.
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) invests 0.04% of its holdings in GT. The ETF tracks a market-cap-weighted index of US large and mid-cap stocks selected by the S&P committee. The market caps of GT’s competitors are as follows:
GT’s rating
Deutsche Bank has upgraded Goodyear’s rating to “buy” from “hold” and set the stock price target at $37 per share.
Performance of Goodyear in 2Q16
Goodyear reported 2Q16 net sales of $3.9 billion, a fall of 7.1% from its net sales of $4.2 billion in 2Q15. The company’s cost of goods sold as a percentage of net sales rose by 0.51% between 2Q15 and 2Q16.
Its net income and EPS (earnings per share) rose to $202.0 million and $0.75, respectively, in 2Q16, compared with $192.0 million and $0.70, respectively, in 2Q15. It reported adjusted EPS of $1.16 in 2Q16, a rise of 38.1% over 2Q15.
GT’s cash and cash equivalents fell by 22.9% and its inventories rose by 9.0% between 4Q15 and 2Q16. Its current ratio rose to 1.4x and its debt-to-equity ratio fell to 2.8x in 2Q16, compared with 1.2x and 3.0x, respectively, in 4Q15.
Projections
The company has reaffirmed its projections for 2016:
- core segment operating income growth in the range of 10%–15%, excluding Venezuela
- positive free cash flow from operations
- adjusted debt-to-EBITDAP (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortization, and pension income) multiple in the range of 2.0x–2.1x at the end of the year
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