瑞银集团的Diversey（纳斯达克股票代码：DSEY）下调至中性

UBS Group cut shares of Diversey (NASDAQ:DSEY – Get Rating) from a buy rating to a neutral rating in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, The Fly reports. The firm currently has $8.40 price target on the stock, down from their prior price target of $8.50.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the company. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price target on Diversey from $7.70 to $6.70 and set a neutral rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 10th. Morgan Stanley lowered Diversey from an overweight rating to an equal weight rating and upped their price target for the company from $8.00 to $8.40 in a research note on Thursday, March 9th. Mizuho upped their price target on Diversey from $6.00 to $8.40 and gave the company a neutral rating in a research note on Monday, March 13th. Credit Suisse Group lowered Diversey from an outperform rating to a neutral rating and decreased their price target for the company from $9.00 to $8.40 in a research note on Monday, March 13th. Finally, Bank of America began coverage on Diversey in a research note on Wednesday, February 22nd. They issued an underperform rating and a $6.00 price target on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and eleven have issued a hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of Hold and a consensus price target of $8.01.

Diversey Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ:DSEY opened at $8.11 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.93. The business has a fifty day moving average of $6.90 and a two-hundred day moving average of $5.62. The stock has a market cap of $2.63 billion, a P/E ratio of -15.30 and a beta of 2.15. Diversey has a 52-week low of $3.95 and a 52-week high of $10.68.

Diversey (NASDAQ:DSEY – Get Rating) last issued its earnings results on Friday, March 17th. The company reported $0.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.10 by ($0.01). Diversey had a negative net margin of 6.12% and a positive return on equity of 12.19%. The company had revenue of $701.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $695.41 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned ($0.11) earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts expect that Diversey will post 0.41 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Diversey

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of DSEY. UBS Asset Management Americas Inc. increased its holdings in Diversey by 19,023.5% during the 2nd quarter. UBS Asset Management Americas Inc. now owns 3,020,368 shares of the company's stock worth $19,934,000 after purchasing an additional 3,004,574 shares during the period. Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC increased its holdings in Diversey by 144.7% during the 3rd quarter. Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC now owns 4,577,357 shares of the company's stock worth $22,246,000 after purchasing an additional 2,706,850 shares during the period. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc increased its holdings in Diversey by 491.4% during the 1st quarter. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc now owns 2,544,905 shares of the company's stock worth $19,265,000 after purchasing an additional 2,114,584 shares during the period. Millennium Management LLC increased its holdings in Diversey by 251.3% during the 2nd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 1,578,797 shares of the company's stock worth $10,420,000 after purchasing an additional 1,129,398 shares during the period. Finally, Robeco Schweiz AG increased its holdings in shares of Diversey by 55.4% in the 1st quarter. Robeco Schweiz AG now owns 2,667,401 shares of the company's stock valued at $20,192,000 after acquiring an additional 951,084 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.64% of the company's stock.

About Diversey

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Diversey Holdings, Ltd., through its subsidiaries, provides infection prevention and cleaning solutions worldwide. It operates in two segments, Institutional, and Food & Beverage. The Institutional segment offers products, solutions, equipment, and machines, including infection prevention and personal care products, floor and building care chemicals, kitchen and mechanical ware wash chemicals and machines, dosing and dispensing equipment, and floor care machines, as well as engineering, consulting, and training services related to productivity management, water and energy management, and risk management.

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