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Ferrexpo (LON:FXPO) Trading 10.8% Higher - Time to Buy?

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Key Points

  • Ferrexpo's stock price increased by 10.8% on Friday, reaching GBX 59.40 ($0.80) after trading as high as GBX 61.90 ($0.83).
  • The company has a market capitalization of £349.51 million and reported a significant trading volume of nearly 9 million shares, up 135% from its average.
  • Ferrexpo, a Swiss-headquartered iron ore producer with operations in Ukraine, produced 6.1 million tonnes of iron ore pellets in 2022, showcasing resilience amidst the ongoing conflict.
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Shares of Ferrexpo plc (LON:FXPO - Get Free Report) traded up 10.8% during mid-day trading on Friday . The company traded as high as GBX 61.90 ($0.83) and last traded at GBX 59.40 ($0.80). 8,940,306 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 135% from the average session volume of 3,802,694 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 53.60 ($0.72).

Ferrexpo Stock Up 10.8%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 2.20 and a current ratio of 2.11. The company has a market cap of £349.51 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -115.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -0.18 and a beta of 1.26. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 53.97 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 53.03.

About Ferrexpo

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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.

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