Ocado Group (LON:OCDO) Shares Up 18.5% - Here's Why

Ocado Group plc (LON:OCDO - Get Free Report) was up 18.5% on Thursday . The company traded as high as GBX 279 ($3.75) and last traded at GBX 279 ($3.75). Approximately 10,501,177 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 18% from the average daily volume of 8,909,338 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 235.50 ($3.16).

Ocado Group Stock Up 18.5%

The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 251.05 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 275.93. The company has a quick ratio of 2.82, a current ratio of 2.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 144.16. The firm has a market cap of £2.34 billion, a PE ratio of -10.62 and a beta of 1.85.

About Ocado Group

Ocado Group is a UK based technology company that provides end-to-end online grocery fulfilment solutions, known as the Ocado Smart Platform, to some of the world's largest grocery retailers and holds a 50% share of Ocado Retail Ltd in the UK in a Joint Venture with Marks & Spencer. OSP comprises access to Ocado's physical infrastructure solutions, running highly efficient warehouse operations for the single pick of products, together with the entire end-to-end proprietary software applications required to operate a world class online grocery business.

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