Grupo Financiero Galicia (NASDAQ:GGAL) was upgraded by Zacks from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report released on Wednesday, Marketbeat.com reports. The brokerage presently has a $21.00 price objective on the stock. Zacks‘s price objective would suggest a potential upside of 6.54% from the company’s previous close.

According to Zacks, “Grupo Financiero Galicia SA. is involved in the Financial Services Industry. Their principal activity is to continue to be a financial and investment services holding company and to fulfill the banking services activities of Banco Galicia. “

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Piper Jaffray raised shares of Grupo Financiero Galicia from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $30.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Monday, July 20th. Raymond James upgraded shares of Grupo Financiero Galicia from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $30.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Monday, July 20th.

Grupo Financiero Galicia (NASDAQ:GGAL) traded up 0.25% during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $19.71. 361,500 shares of the stock were exchanged. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $18.79 and a 200-day moving average of $20.53. The stock has a market cap of $2.56 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.50. Grupo Financiero Galicia has a 52-week low of $10.33 and a 52-week high of $26.13.

Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. (NASDAQ:GGAL) is a financial services holding company. Banco de Galicia y Buenos Aires S.A. (Banco Galicia) is the Company’s largest subsidiary. Banco Galicia is a bank that provides, directly or through its subsidiaries, a range of financial products and services to large corporations, small and medium sized companies (SMEs), and individuals. Through the operating subsidiaries of Tarjetas Regionales S.A., a holding company wholly owned by the Bank, the Company provides brand credit cards and consumer finance services throughout Argentina. Through Sudamericana Holding S.A. and its subsidiaries (Sudamericana) it provides insurance products in Argentina. It provides financial services through a distribution platform amongst private-sector financial institutions in Argentina. On April 15, 2014, Banco de Galicia y Buenos Aires SA sold a 95% stake in Galicia Administradora de Fondos to Grupo Financiero Galicia.

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