Ferrexpo (LON:FXPO) Trading Up 22.4% – Here’s Why

Ferrexpo plc (LON:FXPO)’s share price shot up 22.4% during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 73.56 and last traded at GBX 70.60. 15,627,566 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 328% from the average session volume of 3,650,102 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 57.70.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Peel Hunt restated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 53 target price on shares of Ferrexpo in a report on Monday, November 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 53.

Ferrexpo Price Performance

The stock’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 54.36 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 53.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 2.11 and a quick ratio of 2.20. The firm has a market capitalization of £401.29 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.33, a PEG ratio of -0.18 and a beta of 1.26.

Ferrexpo Company Profile

Ferrexpo is a Swiss headquartered iron ore company with assets in Ukraine and a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange in the FTSE 250 index (ticker FXPO). The Group produces high grade iron ore pellets, which are a premium product for the global steel industry and enable reduced carbon emissions and increased productivity for steelmakers when the Group’s iron ore pellets are converted into steel, compared to more commonly traded forms of iron ore.

Ferrexpo’s operations have been supplying the global steel industry for over 50 years, and in 2022 the Group produced 6.1 million tonnes of iron ore pellets, despite the war in Ukraine.