The stock price of Banco Bradesco S.A. ADR (NYSE: BBD) has surged by 33446200 when compared to previous closing price of 3.09, but the company has seen a 1.00% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-06-17 that Investors looking for stocks in the Banks – Foreign sector might want to consider either Banco Bradesco (BBD) or HDFC Bank (HDB). But which of these two stocks is more attractive to value investors?
Is It Worth Investing in Banco Bradesco S.A. ADR (NYSE: BBD) Right Now?
Banco Bradesco S.A. ADR (NYSE: BBD) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 9.62x compared to its average ratio. BBD has 36-month beta value of 0.73. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for BBD is 5.30B, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.04% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of BBD on June 23, 2025 was 42.07M shares.
BBD’s Market Performance
BBD’s stock has seen a 1.00% increase for the week, with a 8.99% rise in the past month and a 39.97% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.04%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.47% for Banco Bradesco S.A. ADR The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 3.45% for BBD stock, with a simple moving average of 31.53% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of BBD
Goldman, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see BBD reach a price target of $2, previously predicting the price at $2.40. The rating they have provided for BBD stocks is “Sell” according to the report published on February 12th, 2025.
HSBC Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to BBD, setting the target price at $2.80 in the report published on January 13th of the current year.
BBD Trading at 14.96% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BBD to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -2.88% of loss for the given period.
Stock Fundamentals for BBD
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.19 for the present operating margin
- 0.58 for the gross margin
The net margin for Banco Bradesco S.A. ADR stands at 0.13. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value 10.61, with 0.89 for asset returns.
Based on Banco Bradesco S.A. ADR (BBD), the company’s capital structure generated 0.8 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.02. The debt to equity ratio resting at 4.01. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.24.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 23.63 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 21.77. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.85. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.01for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.07. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.45.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Banco Bradesco S.A. ADR (BBD) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”.
