Rainbow Rare Earths (LON:RBW) Shares Up 7.7% - Here's Why

Key Points

• Shares rose 7.7% to GBX 28 on Wednesday, trading as high as GBX 28.50 with volume ~2.91M shares (a 194% increase versus average).
• Berenberg reiterated a Buy rating and the consensus target price is GBX 33.
• Rainbow develops rare-earth projects (Phalaborwa in South Africa and Uberaba in Brazil) targeting NdPr, dysprosium and terbium; it has a market cap of £180.4M, a negative P/E (-57.14) and strong liquidity (quick ratio 3.79).

Rainbow Rare Earths Limited (LON:RBW - Get Free Report) shares were up 7.7% during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as GBX 28.50 and last traded at GBX 28. Approximately 2,914,438 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 194% from the average daily volume of 990,268 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 26.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Berenberg Bank reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Rainbow Rare Earths in a research report on Monday, February 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of GBX 33.

Rainbow Rare Earths Trading Up 7.7%

The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 19.23 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 18.65. The company has a quick ratio of 3.79, a current ratio of 2.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.16. The stock has a market cap of £180.40 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -57.14 and a beta of 0.53.

About Rainbow Rare Earths

Rainbow Rare Earths aims to be a forerunner in the establishment of an independent and ethical supply chain of the rare earth elements that are driving the green energy transition. It is doing this successfully via the identification and development of secondary rare earth deposits that can be brought into production quicker and at a lower cost than traditional hard rock mining projects, with a focus on the permanent magnet rare earth elements neodymium and praseodymium, dysprosium and terbium. The Company is focused on the development of the Phalaborwa Rare Earths Project in South Africa and the earlier stage Uberaba Project in Brazil.

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