Rockhopper Exploration (LON:RKH) Share Price Passes Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average - Here's Why

Key Points

• Price technical: Rockhopper's share price moved above its 200-day moving average (200‑day MA = GBX 75.26), last trading at GBX 79.70 after reaching GBX 85.30 on Friday.
• Analyst upgrade: Canaccord Genuity raised its price target to GBX 113 (from GBX 78) and gave a "buy" rating, and MarketBeat shows a consensus "Buy" with an average target of GBX 113.
• Insider and fundamentals: Insider Samuel John Moody bought 36,744 shares at GBX 53 in January (insiders own 2.54%); the company has a market cap of £684m, a negative P/E, but strong liquidity (quick ratio 2.94).

Rockhopper Exploration plc (LON:RKH - Get Free Report)'s stock price passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 75.26 and traded as high as GBX 85.30. Rockhopper Exploration shares last traded at GBX 79.70, with a volume of 6,607,039 shares changing hands.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price target on Rockhopper Exploration from GBX 78 to GBX 113 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, April 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of GBX 113.

Rockhopper Exploration Stock Down 5.5%

The stock has a market capitalization of £684.09 million, a P/E ratio of -7.08, a PEG ratio of 0.20 and a beta of 0.01. The company has a quick ratio of 2.94, a current ratio of 2.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.89. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 75.58 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 75.26.

Insider Activity at Rockhopper Exploration

In other news, insider Samuel John Moody bought 36,744 shares of Rockhopper Exploration stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 21st. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 53 per share, for a total transaction of £19,474.32. 2.54% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About Rockhopper Exploration

Rockhopper Exploration plc operates as an oil and gas exploration and production company primarily in the United Kingdom. It engages in the exploration, appraisal, and exploitation of its oil and gas acreage primarily in the North Falkland Basin and the Greater Mediterranean region. The company holds 35% working interest in the PL003a, PL003b, PL004a, PL004b, PL004c, PL005, PL032, PL033 production licenses in North Falkland Basin. It also holds 100% working interest in the PL011, PL012, and PL014 production licenses in the South Falkland Basin.

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