Ocado Group (LON:OCDO) Stock Price Up 18.5% - Time to Buy?

Ocado Group plc (LON:OCDO - Get Free Report) was up 18.5% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as GBX 279 ($3.74) and last traded at GBX 279 ($3.74). Approximately 10,501,177 shares changed hands during mid-day 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 Performance

The firm's 50 day simple moving average is GBX 252.36 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 275.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 144.16, a quick ratio of 2.82 and a current ratio of 2.35. The company has a market capitalization of £2.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -12.00 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.