Jefferies Group upgraded shares of Koninklijke Ahold (OTCMKTS:AHONY) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note published on Wednesday morning, The Fly reports.

AHONY has been the subject of several other research reports. Zacks Investment Research upgraded Koninklijke Ahold from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research note on Monday, October 5th. Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded Koninklijke Ahold from a market perform rating to an outperform rating in a research note on Thursday, December 10th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Koninklijke Ahold has a consensus rating of Buy.

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Koninklijke Ahold stock. EisnerAmper Wealth Management increased its position in Koninklijke Ahold (OTCMKTS:AHONY) by 10.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The hedge fund owned 24,604 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,398 shares during the period. EisnerAmper Wealth Management’s holdings in Koninklijke Ahold were worth $520,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Koninklijke Ahold (OTCMKTS:AHONY) opened at 21.50 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $17.59 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.53. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $21.20 and its 200-day moving average price is $20.29. Koninklijke Ahold has a 52-week low of $17.84 and a 52-week high of $21.91.

Koninklijke Ahold (OTCMKTS:AHONY) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, November 11th. The company reported $0.25 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.02. Analysts predict that Koninklijke Ahold will post $1.16 EPS for the current year.

Koninklijke Ahold N.V. (OTCMKTS:AHONY) is a retailing group based in the Netherlands and active in the United States and Europe. The Company operates through three business segments: Ahold USA, The Netherlands and Czech Republic. The Ahold USA segment includes stores, such as Stop & Shop in New England, Stop & Shop in New York Metro, Giant Landover, Giant Carlisle and Peapod. The Netherlands segment includes stores, such as Albert Heijn, Albert Heijn Belgium, Albert Heijn Germany, Etos, Gall & Gall, bol.com and Albert Heijn Online. The Czech Republic segment includes food retail brand, Albert. The Company operates around 3,206 stores, which includes 768 stores in the United States, 2,105 stores in the Netherlands and 333 stores in the Czech Republic. The Company holds 49% interest in JMR, a joint venture, which manages Pingo Doce, a supermarket chain in Portugal.

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