Severn Trent (LON:SVT) Shares Pass Above 200 Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?

Severn Trent PLC (LON:SVT - Get Free Report) shares crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 2,551.38 ($34.22) and traded as high as GBX 2,770 ($37.15). Severn Trent shares last traded at GBX 2,758 ($36.99), with a volume of 342,683 shares trading hands.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently commented on SVT shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated an "overweight" rating on shares of Severn Trent in a research report on Thursday, March 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their target price on shares of Severn Trent from GBX 2,700 ($36.21) to GBX 2,600 ($34.87) and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 6th.

Severn Trent Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of £8.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 46.17, a PEG ratio of 4.69 and a beta of 0.38. The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 2.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 450.94. The company has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 2,540.31 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 2,552.42.

About Severn Trent

As one of Britain's largest water companies, we provide over eight million people across our region with fresh, clean drinking water – about two billion litres every day. And when they've finished with it, we take it away again then clean and treat it before returning it safely back to the environment. We are one of only three listed water stocks in the UK, offering a valuable combination of reliable earnings, long term asset growth and an inflation-linked dividend.

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