Volution Group (LON:FAN) Stock Crosses Below 200 Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?

Key Points

• Technical: Volution's shares slipped below their 200‑day moving average (GBX 636.52), trading as low as GBX 610 and last at GBX 632.50 on a volume of 524,723 shares.
• Analyst sentiment: Four analysts rate the stock Buy and one Hold, giving a MarketBeat consensus of "Moderate Buy" with an average price target of GBX 751 (notable targets: GBX 870 from Berenberg and GBX 840 from Jefferies).
• Fundamentals: Volution has a market cap of £1.26bn and a P/E of ~24.9, with high reported debt-to-equity (~100.9); recent quarterly EPS was GBX 18.20, ROE 18.46% and net margin 11.19%.

Volution Group plc (LON:FAN - Get Free Report) shares passed below its two hundred day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 636.52 and traded as low as GBX 610. Volution Group shares last traded at GBX 632.50, with a volume of 524,723 shares changing hands.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have issued reports on the company. Berenberg Bank reissued a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 870 price target on shares of Volution Group in a research note on Thursday, March 12th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 840 price target on shares of Volution Group in a research note on Wednesday, March 18th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Volution Group presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 751.

Volution Group Trading Up 0.6%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 100.88, a current ratio of 2.74 and a quick ratio of 0.98. The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 620.42 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 636.52. The firm has a market cap of £1.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.88 and a beta of 1.19.

Volution Group (LON:FAN - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, March 12th. The company reported GBX 18.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Volution Group had a return on equity of 18.46% and a net margin of 11.19%. Research analysts anticipate that Volution Group plc will post 30.0441826 EPS for the current year.

Volution Group Company Profile

Volution Group plc LSE: FAN is a leading supplier of ventilation products to the residential and commercial construction markets in the UK, the Nordics, Central Europe and Australasia.

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