Tencent (OTCMKTS:TCEHY) Shares Break Above Fifty Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

by · The Markets Daily

Tencent Holding Ltd. (OTCMKTS:TCEHY – Get Free Report) crossed above its 50-day moving average during trading on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $53.72 and traded as high as $54.90. Tencent shares last traded at $54.13, with a volume of 6,630,034 shares traded.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have commented on TCEHY. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Tencent from $106.00 to $88.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 20th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Tencent from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, September 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $88.00.

View Our Latest Stock Analysis on Tencent

Tencent Stock Performance

The company has a market capitalization of $487.91 billion, a PE ratio of 14.12 and a beta of 0.27. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $53.66 and its 200 day simple moving average is $60.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 1.29 and a quick ratio of 1.29.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Tencent

An institutional investor recently bought a new stake in Tencent stock. Raiffeisen Bank International AG purchased a new stake in Tencent Holding Ltd. (OTCMKTS:TCEHY – Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 259,080 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,897,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 0.02% of the company’s stock.

Tencent Company Profile

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Tencent Holdings Limited is a technology and entertainment company founded in 1998 and headquartered in Shenzhen, China. It operates internet platforms and services, including Weixin (known internationally as WeChat) and QQ, which offer messaging, social networking, content and other digital services.

The company also develops and publishes video games, provides digital content such as music and video, and offers cloud computing and advertising services. Its financial technology activities include payment services through Weixin Pay.

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