Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L) (LON:ROSE) Shares Cross Below Two Hundred Day Moving Average - What's Next?

Key Points

• Shares of Rose Petroleum fell below its 200-day moving average (200‑day = GBX 340.30), trading as low as GBX 315 and last at GBX 316.75 on volume of 717,172 shares.
• Analyst Stifel Nicolaus upgraded the stock to a Buy, raising its target from GBX 420 to GBX 500, and the consensus rating on MarketBeat is currently "Buy" with an average target of GBX 500.
• The company is loss-making (PE -668.83) but has a market cap of £1.29 billion, a debt-to-equity of 38.28 and healthy liquidity ratios (current 1.76, quick 2.29), indicating leverage and mixed fundamentals to consider.

Shares of Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L) (LON:ROSE - Get Free Report) passed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 340.30 and traded as low as GBX 315. Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L) shares last traded at GBX 316.75, with a volume of 717,172 shares traded.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L) from GBX 420 to GBX 500 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, March 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of GBX 500.

Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L) Stock Performance

The company has a current ratio of 1.76, a quick ratio of 2.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 38.28. The stock's 50 day moving average price is GBX 334.65 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 340.30. The firm has a market capitalization of £1.29 billion, a PE ratio of -668.83 and a beta of 1.01.

Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L) Company Profile

Rose Petroleum plc, together with its subsidiaries, primarily explores for and develops oil and gas resources in the United States. The company holds a 75% working interest in Paradox Basin covering an approximately 80,000 net acres located in Utah, the United States. The company was formerly known as VANE Minerals plc and changed its name to Rose Petroleum plc in August 2013. Rose Petroleum plc was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Newbury, the United Kingdom.

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