Evoke (LON:EVOK) Shares Up 1.8% - Should You Buy?

Evoke plc (LON:EVOK - Get Free Report) rose 1.8% on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 57.50 ($0.77) and last traded at GBX 57.40 ($0.77). Approximately 1,049,712 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 51% from the average daily volume of 2,143,170 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 56.40 ($0.76).

Evoke Stock Up 1.8%

The stock has a market cap of £256.00 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.43 and a beta of 0.84. The company's 50-day moving average is GBX 52.04 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 60.05.

Evoke (LON:EVOK - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, March 26th. The company reported GBX (6.40) (($0.09)) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Evoke had a negative return on equity of 517.98% and a negative net margin of 8.50%. On average, research analysts forecast that Evoke plc will post 12.7648305 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Per Widerström bought 68,958 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, May 23rd. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 54 ($0.72) per share, with a total value of £37,237.32 ($49,989.69). Also, insider Sean Wilkins bought 31,659 shares of Evoke stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 23rd. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 54 ($0.72) per share, for a total transaction of £17,095.86 ($22,950.54). Over the last ninety days, insiders have bought 402,269 shares of company stock valued at $20,115,918. 27.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Evoke Company Profile

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