Royal Mail (OTCMKTS:ROYMF) Getting Somewhat Critical Press Coverage, Study Finds

Headlines about Royal Mail (OTCMKTS:ROYMF) have trended somewhat negative on Saturday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Royal Mail earned a media sentiment score of -1.83 on their scale. InfoTrie also assigned news stories about the company an news buzz score of 10 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the near term.

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered shares of Royal Mail from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. Sanford C. Bernstein cut Royal Mail from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, November 29th. Finally, Liberum Capital lowered shares of Royal Mail from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 24th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and six have issued a hold rating to the stock. The stock presently has an average rating of “Hold”.

Shares of OTCMKTS ROYMF remained flat at $$2.90 during midday trading on Friday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $2.85 and a 200-day simple moving average of $2.73. Royal Mail has a twelve month low of $2.46 and a twelve month high of $3.91.

Royal Mail Company Profile

Royal Mail plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an universal postal service provider in the United Kingdom, the United States, and other European countries. It offers parcels and letter delivery services under the Royal Mail and Parcelforce Worldwide brands. The company also provides services for the collection, sorting, and delivery of parcels and letters; and designs and produces stamps and philatelic items, as well as offers media and marketing mail services.

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