Hochtief AG (HOCFF) Stock

About Hochtief AG

HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft (often simply referred to as HOCHTIEF) is a global construction enterprise, conducting its operations across various continents. The company's activities are structured into four primary divisions: HOCHTIEF Americas, HOCHTIEF Asia Pacific, HOCHTIEF Europe, and Abertis Investment. Specifically, its HOCHTIEF Americas segment focuses on delivering construction services for both building and transportation infrastructure, primarily serving clients in the United States and Canada. In the Asia-Pacific region, the HOCHTIEF Asia Pacific division delivers a broad spectrum of services, encompassing infrastructure development, resource and mineral processing, various engineering and technical solutions, and ongoing maintenance. Furthermore, this division is actively involved in public-private partnership (PPP) projects. HOCHTIEF Europe primarily concentrates on infrastructure and building construction endeavors, alongside managing public-private partnerships (PPP) across diverse sectors such as transportation, energy, social services, and urban development. Beyond construction, this division provides specialized engineering services, including virtual construction methodologies, and offers comprehensive facility management. Its capabilities further extend to the design, development, construction, operation, and management of both real estate and infrastructure assets. The Abertis Investment segment focuses on the operation of toll road networks in several countries, including France, Spain, throughout North America, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico. Additionally, HOCHTIEF offers insurance policies and reinsurance solutions. These reinsurance services specifically cover areas such as contractors' casualty and surety, subcontractor default, liability, and occupational accident risks. Established in 1873, HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft maintains its headquarters in Essen, Germany. The company operates as a subsidiary under the ownership of ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, S.A.

Hochtief AG is headquartered in DE.

Hochtief AG (HOCFF) stock trades at $538.60 with a market capitalization of $40.52B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 42.99, price-to-book of 22.46, price-to-sales of 0.89. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $207.50 and $671.55, and currently trades 19.8% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 1.43%.

On profitability, Hochtief AG generates a return on equity (ROE) of 71.33% — well above the market average, a sign of a high-quality business, return on capital employed of 14.28%, an operating margin of 3.92%, a net profit margin of 2.08%.

In its most recent fiscal year, Hochtief AG reported annual revenue of $38.2B, net profit of $902.0M, revenue has compounded at 10.7% a year over the last five years, profit at 16.1% a year. Profit growing faster than revenue points to expanding margins.

The balance sheet shows a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.53 — a leveraged balance sheet worth monitoring, a current ratio of 1.14, total assets of $24.9B, $6.2B in cash and equivalents.

HOCFF has an average daily trading volume of 144 shares, a beta of 0.81.

Official website: www.hochtief.com