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hVIVO (LON:HVO) Shares Up 11.1% - What's Next?

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Key Points

  • hVIVO plc's stock price surged by 11.1% during mid-day trading, reaching a high of GBX 7.50 and closing at GBX 7.22.
  • According to research firms, the stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of GBX 23.
  • In its latest earnings report, hVIVO reported an EPS of GBX (0.29) and a net margin of 25.96% with a return on equity of 47.93%.
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hVIVO plc (LON:HVO - Get Free Report)'s stock price shot up 11.1% during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as GBX 7.50 ($0.10) and last traded at GBX 7.22 ($0.10). 3,769,055 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 29% from the average session volume of 2,922,841 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 6.50 ($0.09).

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have issued reports on HVO. Peel Hunt restated an "add" rating and set a GBX 21 target price on shares of hVIVO in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Shore Capital decreased their price target on shares of hVIVO from GBX 35 to GBX 25 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, September 23rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of GBX 23.

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hVIVO Trading Up 12.3%

The firm has a market cap of £50.17 million, a P/E ratio of 948.05 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 33.86, a current ratio of 1.61 and a quick ratio of 1.16. The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 9.33 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 12.10.

hVIVO (LON:HVO - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, September 23rd. The company reported GBX (0.29) EPS for the quarter. hVIVO had a net margin of 25.96% and a return on equity of 47.93%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that hVIVO plc will post 1.5492958 EPS for the current year.

About hVIVO

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hVIVO plc operates as a pharmaceutical service and contract research company. The company is involved in testing vaccines and antivirals using human challenge clinical trials. It provides services to big pharma, biotech, government, and public health organizations. The company has a portfolio of human challenge study models for conditions, such as RSV, flu, human rhinovirus, asthma, malaria, cough, and COPD, as well as developing COVID-19 human challenge study model.

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