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Kainos Group (LON:KNOS) Stock Price Up 20.1% - What's Next?

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Key Points

  • Kainos Group's stock price surged by 20.1% on Monday, reaching a high of GBX 856.50, with trading volume significantly exceeding average levels.
  • Analysts maintain a positive outlook, with a consensus "Buy" rating and an average target price of GBX 1,070 for Kainos Group.
  • The company operates across several regions, providing digital technology services to various sectors, including public and healthcare.
  • MarketBeat previews top five stocks to own in October.

Kainos Group plc (LON:KNOS - Get Free Report)'s stock price was up 20.1% during trading on Monday . The company traded as high as GBX 856.50 ($11.57) and last traded at GBX 849.08 ($11.47). Approximately 3,013,872 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 696% from the average daily volume of 378,541 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 707 ($9.55).

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

KNOS has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Shore Capital restated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 1,070 price objective on shares of Kainos Group in a research note on Monday. Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a "speculative buy" rating and issued a GBX 1,000 target price on shares of Kainos Group in a report on Monday. Four 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 1,070.

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Kainos Group Stock Performance

The firm's fifty day moving average price is GBX 719.04 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 719.97. The company has a market cap of £1.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 3,000.00, a P/E/G ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a current ratio of 1.81, a quick ratio of 1.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.76.

About Kainos Group

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Kainos Group plc engages in the provision of digital technology services in the United Kingdom, Ireland, North America, Central Europe, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Digital Services, Workday Services, and Workday Products. The Digital Services segment develops and supports custom digital service platforms for transforming service delivery in public, commercial, and healthcare sectors.

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