Originally published on Best Stocks Category: best stocks to buy nowAccording to The Fly, the target price for Atlas Copco (OTCMKTS: ATLKY) was reduced from SEK 105 to SEK 100 in a research report distributed to customers and investors on Monday. At the moment, the brokerage firm says that the shares of the company that makes industrial products are “equal weight.” Deposit $100 and get a $110 to trade stocks>>>>>>>>>>Open Account ATLKY has been discussed in some of the other stock research professionals’ conversations on multiple occasions. Credit Suisse Group published a research note on Friday, June 17, announcing that it would begin covering Atlas Copco. They suggested maintaining a holding position in the stock and setting the price objective at $141.10 as the price to shoot for. In a research report published on Monday, July 11, Bernstein lowered its rating for Atlas Copco from “market perform” to “underperform” in a research report. The firm also set a price objective of $80.00 for the company’s stock. The stock has been recommended to sell by one of the equity research analysts, a recommendation to hold it by six, and a recommendation to buy by three of the equity research analysts. The stock of Atlas Copco was traded at a volume of 420,600 shares on Monday, compared to an average trading volume of 480,778 shares; as a consequence, the price increased by $0.11, reaching $9.22. According to information made available by Bloomberg, the consensus regarding Atlas Copco is to “Hold” the stock, and the average price target is $132.74. The quick ratio is 0.87, the current ratio is 1.29, and the debt-to-equity ratio is 0.33. All of these numbers are relative to the total amount of debt. Therefore, all these figures should be interpreted in light of the overall sum owed. Atlas Copco’s share price dropped to an all-time low of $8.75 and rose to an all-time high of $17.87 in just one year. The company’s market value is $44.91 billion, which is contributed to by the company’s price-to-earnings ratio, which is 20.26. Its PEG ratio comes at 3.13, and its beta value comes at 1.22. The moving average for the company over the past 50 days is $10.45, and the moving average over the past 200 days is $12.20. On Tuesday, July 19, the most recent earnings report for Atlas Copco (OTCMKTS: ATLKY) was made available to the public. Earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter reported by the manufacturer of industrial items came in at $0.12, which was on par with the $0.12 that market analysts had anticipated would be earned by the company. The return on equity for Atlas Copco was 29.83 percent, while the net margin for the company was 16.85 percent. The revenue for the quarter came in at $3.37 billion, which is greater than the forecasted figure of $3.24 billion that analysts made. Researchers say that Atlas Copco will make 0.44 cents per share in 2018. The businesses that makeup Atlas Copco AB provide various services to their customers focused on increasing productivity. Power Technique, Compressor Technique, Industrial Technique, and Industrial Technique are the four distinct divisions that make up this company. This company sells to its main customers in the manufacturing and process industries: piston compressors, oil-free tooth, scroll compressors, rotary screw compressors, oil-free blowers, oil-free centrifugal compressors, gas and process compressors, air and gas treatment equipment, and medical air solutions.