5N Plus (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) Trading Down 5.2% – What’s Next?

5N Plus Inc. (OTCMKTS:FPLSF)’s stock price dropped 5.2% during trading on Monday . The company traded as low as $20.54 and last traded at $22.13. Approximately 1,236 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 98% from the average daily volume of 49,725 shares. The stock had previously closed at $23.3426.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have issued reports on the stock. Zacks Research upgraded shares of 5N Plus to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday. Royal Bank Of Canada assumed coverage on shares of 5N Plus in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. They set a “moderate buy” rating on the stock. Finally, Scotiabank started coverage on shares of 5N Plus in a report on Monday, June 22nd. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, 5N Plus has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

5N Plus Stock Performance

The stock has a market cap of $2.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.68 and a beta of 1.85. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $27.98 and a two-hundred day moving average of $24.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 1.30 and a current ratio of 2.69.

5N Plus (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.17 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.14 by $0.03. 5N Plus had a return on equity of 28.72% and a net margin of 13.99%.The company had revenue of $117.89 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $104.04 million. On average, research analysts predict that 5N Plus Inc. will post 0.64 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About 5N Plus

5N Plus Inc is a Canadian specialty chemicals and materials company that develops, manufactures and commercializes high‐purity metals and compounds for advanced technology markets. The company’s product portfolio spans a range of elemental metals—including bismuth, antimony, tellurium, selenium, indium and germanium—along with organometallic precursors, catalysts and radioisotopes. These materials are engineered to meet stringent purity standards (commonly known as “five‐nines” or 99.999% purity) for critical applications in electronics, photovoltaics, catalysts and life sciences.

Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Boucherville, Quebec, 5N Plus has grown from its roots in high‐purity research to a global manufacturing and distribution platform.