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Cochlear (ASX:COH)‘s stock had its “underperform” rating restated by stock analysts at Bank of America Corp. in a report issued on Monday, AnalystRatingsNetwork.com reports.

Shares of Cochlear (ASX:COH) traded down 0.24% on Monday, hitting A$59.250. 235,026 shares of the company’s stock traded hands. Cochlear has a one year low of A$52.710 and a one year high of A$82.870. The stock has a 50-day moving average of A$58.70 and a 200-day moving average of A$62.59. The company has a market cap of A$3.372 billion and a P/E ratio of 25.56.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Analysts at Credit Suisse reiterated an “underperform” rating on shares of Cochlear (ASX:COH) in a research note to investors on Wednesday, September 18th. Finally, analysts at CIMB reiterated an “underperform” rating on shares of Cochlear (ASX:COH) in a research note to investors on Sunday, August 25th.

Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. Cochlear currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of A$70.54 ($66.55).