Befesa (ETR:BFSA) Shares Up 1.8% - Should You Buy?

Key Points

• Befesa shares rose 1.8% to €29.70, trading as high as €29.82 on volume of 58,390 and with a 50‑day SMA of €31.59 versus a 200‑day SMA of €29.52.
• The stock has a market cap of $1.21 billion, a P/E of 21.85 and PEG of 0.88, but shows notable leverage with a debt‑to‑equity ratio of 86.00 and a quick ratio below 1 (0.87).
• Befesa offers environmental recycling services to steel and aluminium industries across Europe, Asia and North America via two segments—Steel Dust Recycling and Aluminium Salt Slags Recycling—recovering and selling materials like waelz oxide, salt and aluminium concentrates.

Befesa S.A. (ETR:BFSA - ) shot up 1.8% on Thursday . The company traded as high as €29.82 and last traded at €29.70. 58,390 shares were traded during mid-day trading, The stock had previously closed at €29.18.

Befesa Stock Up 1.8%

The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 86.00. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of €31.59 and a 200 day simple moving average of €29.52. The stock has a market cap of $1.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.85, a PEG ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 1.79.

About Befesa

Befesa SA offers environmental recycling services to the steel and aluminum industries in European, Asian, and North American markets. It operates through two segments, Steel Dust Recycling Services and Aluminium Salt Slags Recycling Services. The Steel Dust Recycling Services segment collects and recycles crude steel dust and other steel residues generated in the production of crude, stainless, and galvanized steel; sells waelz oxide to zinc smelters; and treats crude steel dust. The Aluminium Salt Slags Recycling Services segment recycles salt slags; spent pot linings, a hazardous residue generated by primary aluminium producers; and recovers and sells salt, aluminium concentrate, and aluminium oxides.

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