why Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Petrobras ADR [PBR] is a Good Choice for Investors After New Price Target of $16.76

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Petrobras ADR [NYSE: PBR] surged by $0.7 during the normal trading session on while it closed the day at $13.43.

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Petrobras ADR stock has also gained 3.55% of its value over the past 7 days. However, PBR stock has declined by -4.53% in the 3 months of the year. Over the past six months meanwhile, it has lost -6.04% and gained 4.43% year-on date.

The market cap for PBR stock reached $49.97 billion, with 3.72 billion shares outstanding and 3.72 billion shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 14.81M shares, PBR reached a trading volume of 25614971 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to say about Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Petrobras ADR [PBR]:

Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for PBR shares is $16.76 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on PBR stock is a recommendation set at 1.67. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.

HSBC Securities have made an estimate for Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Petrobras ADR shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on March 05, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on October 21, 2024, representing the official price target for Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Petrobras ADR stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $16.50 to $19, while JP Morgan kept a Overweight rating on PBR stock. On August 26, 2024, analysts increased their price target for PBR shares from 18 to 20.

The Average True Range (ATR) for Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Petrobras ADR is set at 0.39, with the Price to Sales ratio for PBR stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 0.55. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.46, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 2.03. Price to Free Cash Flow for PBR in the course of the last twelve months was 2.32 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.48.

PBR stock trade performance evaluation

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Petrobras ADR [PBR] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 3.55. With this latest performance, PBR shares dropped by -1.90% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -6.04% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -6.45% in the past year of trading.

Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for PBR stock in for the last two-week period is set at 49.62, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 54.28, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 48.26 for Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Petrobras ADR [PBR]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 13.69, while it was recorded at 12.84 for the last single week of trading, and 14.21 for the last 200 days.

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Petrobras ADR [PBR]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Petrobras ADR’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.48 and a Current Ratio set at 0.69.

Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Petrobras ADR [PBR] stock

The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for PBR. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Petrobras ADR go to 82.13%.

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Petrobras ADR [PBR]: Institutional Ownership

There are presently around $19.90%, or 19.90%% of PBR stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of PBR stocks are: GQG PARTNERS LLC with ownership of 212.12 million shares, which is approximately 1.6446%. FMR LLC, holding 25.67 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$371.98 million in PBR stocks shares; and FMR LLC, currently with $$603.56 million in PBR stock with ownership which is approximately 0.323%.