Porvair plc (LON:PRV - Get Free Report)'s stock price passed above its fifty day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 694.09 ($8.73) and traded as high as GBX 732 ($9.21). Porvair shares last traded at GBX 715 ($9.00), with a volume of 35,475 shares traded.
Separately, Shore Capital reissued a "hold" rating on shares of Porvair in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th.
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The stock has a market capitalization of £330.08 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.39 and a beta of 0.76. The company has a quick ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 1.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 19.67. The business's 50-day moving average is GBX 694.09 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 666.13.
Porvair (LON:PRV - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 10th. The company reported GBX 38.60 ($0.49) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Porvair had a return on equity of 10.75% and a net margin of 8.57%. Equities analysts anticipate that Porvair plc will post 39.0358613 EPS for the current year.
In related news, insider Ben Stocks sold 70,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 716 ($9.01), for a total value of £501,200 ($630,678.24). Also, insider Sheena Mackay bought 2,956 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, November 29th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 673 ($8.47) per share, with a total value of £19,893.88 ($25,033.19). Insiders own 21.55% of the company's stock.
Porvair plc engages in the filtration, laboratory, and environmental technology business. It operates through three segments: Aerospace & Industrial, Laboratory, and Metal Melt Quality. The Aerospace & Industrial segment designs and manufactures a range of specialist filtration equipment for aerospace, energy, and industrial applications.
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