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hVIVO (LON:HVO) Shares Down 53.8% - Here's What Happened

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hVIVO plc (LON:HVO - Get Free Report) dropped 53.8% on Friday . The stock traded as low as GBX 6.50 ($0.09) and last traded at GBX 7.48 ($0.10). Approximately 41,193,648 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 1,265% from the average daily volume of 3,018,119 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 16.20 ($0.22).

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

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hVIVO Trading 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 firm's 50-day moving average price is GBX 15.98 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 17.81. The company has a market capitalization of £73.59 million, a P/E ratio of 4.29 and a beta of 0.97.

hVIVO (LON:HVO - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 10th. The company reported GBX 1.69 ($0.02) 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 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at hVIVO

In other news, insider Yamin Mo' Khan sold 3,062,246 shares of the business's 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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