América Móvil (NYSE:AMX) Upgraded at StockNews.com

StockNews.com upgraded shares of América Móvil (NYSE:AMXFree Report) from a buy rating to a strong-buy rating in a research note issued to investors on Saturday morning.

AMX has been the subject of several other reports. Scotiabank reduced their price objective on América Móvil from $17.30 to $13.70 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of América Móvil from $17.00 to $15.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on América Móvil from $17.60 to $17.30 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $17.15.

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América Móvil Price Performance

Shares of AMX stock opened at $14.48 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $14.35 and a 200-day simple moving average of $15.17. The company has a market capitalization of $44.44 billion, a PE ratio of 29.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 0.95. América Móvil has a twelve month low of $13.63 and a twelve month high of $20.31. The company has a current ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90.

América Móvil (NYSE:AMXGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The Wireless communications provider reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.42 by ($0.27). América Móvil had a net margin of 3.25% and a return on equity of 6.38%. Equities research analysts anticipate that América Móvil will post 1.51 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Transce3nd LLC bought a new position in América Móvil during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. bought a new position in shares of América Móvil during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Spire Wealth Management acquired a new position in shares of América Móvil in the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. Parvin Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of América Móvil in the 4th quarter valued at $39,000. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its stake in América Móvil by 82.5% during the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 3,128 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 1,414 shares during the period. 6.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

América Móvil Company Profile

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América Móvil, SAB. de C.V. provides telecommunications services in Latin America and internationally. The company offers wireless and fixed voice services, including airtime, local, domestic, and international long-distance services; and network interconnection services. It provides data services, such as data centers, data administration, and hosting services to residential and corporate clients; value-added services, including Internet access, messaging and other wireless entertainment, and corporate services; data transmission, email services, instant messaging, content streaming, and interactive applications; and wireless security services, mobile payment solutions, machine-to-machine services, mobile banking, virtual private network services, and video calls and personal communications services.

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