Shares of Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. (NYSE:CPAC - Get Free Report) saw unusually-high trading volume on Wednesday . Approximately 21,501 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 177% from the previous session's volume of 7,769 shares.The stock last traded at $6.10 and had previously closed at $6.15.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Separately, Scotiabank boosted their price objective on Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. from $6.00 to $6.40 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 4th.
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Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. Price Performance
The company has a market cap of $526.42 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.53 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a quick ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. The company's fifty day moving average price is $5.82 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $5.70.
Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. (NYSE:CPAC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 28th. The construction company reported $0.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.14 by $0.02. Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. had a return on equity of 15.87% and a net margin of 10.10%. The firm had revenue of $134.84 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $498.00 million. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. will post 0.62 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.
An institutional investor recently raised its position in Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. stock. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its stake in shares of Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. (NYSE:CPAC - Free Report) by 7.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 29,110 shares of the construction company's stock after purchasing an additional 2,000 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets' holdings in Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. were worth $152,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. Company Profile
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Cementos Pacasmayo SAA., a cement company, produces, distributes, and sells cement and cement-related materials in Peru. It operates through three segments: Cement, Concrete, Mortar and Precast; Quicklime; and Sales of Construction Supplies. The company's cement and concrete products are used in residential and commercial construction, and civil engineering; ready-mix concrete used in construction sites; concrete precast, such as paving units or paver stones for pedestrian walkways, as well as other bricks for partition walls and concrete precast for structural and non-structural uses; and cement-based products.
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