Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L) (LON:ROSE) Shares Pass Above Fifty Day Moving Average - Here's What Happened

Key Points

• Shares passed above its 50-day moving average (50‑day MA GBX 333.19), trading as high as GBX 382 and last at GBX 378.47 on heavy volume (37,807,707 shares).
• Analysts have raised price targets — Berenberg to GBX 450 and Stifel Nicolaus to GBX 500 — and the stock holds an average Buy rating with an average price target of GBX 475.
• Rose Petroleum, which explores U.S. oil and gas (75% interest in the Paradox Basin, ~80,000 net acres), has a market cap of £3.76bn and a negative P/E of -16.81.

Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L) (LON:ROSE - Get Free Report) shares passed above its 50 day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 333.19 and traded as high as GBX 382. Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L) shares last traded at GBX 378.47, with a volume of 37,807,707 shares trading hands.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on ROSE. Berenberg Bank raised their price objective on Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L) from GBX 440 to GBX 450 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, April 9th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on 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. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of GBX 475.

Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L) Stock Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of £3.76 billion, a P/E ratio of -16.81 and a beta of 0.67. 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 fifty day moving average price is GBX 333.19 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 340.79.

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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