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hVIVO (LON:HVO) Trading 23.6% Higher - Should You Buy?

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hVIVO plc (LON:HVO - Get Free Report) shares rose 23.6% on Monday . The company traded as high as GBX 11 ($0.15) and last traded at GBX 10.75 ($0.15). Approximately 35,585,328 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 853% from the average daily volume of 3,733,846 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 8.70 ($0.12).

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Shore Capital restated a "buy" rating on shares of hVIVO in a report on Friday.

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hVIVO Stock Down 2.8%

The company has a quick ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 33.86. The company's fifty day moving average price is GBX 16.08 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 17.93. The stock has a market capitalization of £73.59 million, a PE ratio of 4.29 and a beta of 0.97.

hVIVO (LON:HVO - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 10th. The company reported GBX 1.69 ($0.02) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. hVIVO had a return on equity of 47.93% and a net margin of 25.96%. Analysts forecast that hVIVO plc will post 1.5492958 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at hVIVO

In other hVIVO news, insider Yamin Mo' Khan sold 3,062,246 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 17 ($0.23), for a total transaction of £520,581.82 ($703,774.26). 14.03% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

hVIVO Company Profile

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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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