Volution Group (LON:FAN) Stock Price Crosses Above 50-Day Moving Average - What's Next?

Key Points

• Volution Group's share price briefly rose above its 50‑day moving average (50‑day MA: GBX 635.46), hitting an intraday high of GBX 638 before last trading at GBX 630.
• Analysts maintain a consensus Moderate Buy (four Buy, one Hold) with an average price target of GBX 751 and higher targets from Berenberg and Jefferies at GBX 870 and GBX 840, respectively.
• The company has a market capitalization of £1.25bn, a P/E of 24.6 and solid profitability (ROE 18.46%, net margin 11.19%) but a high debt‑to‑equity ratio (~100.9%), indicating leverage risk.

Volution Group plc (LON:FAN - Get Free Report)'s share price passed above its 50 day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 635.46 and traded as high as GBX 638. Volution Group shares last traded at GBX 630, with a volume of 5,899,133 shares trading hands.

Analyst Ratings Changes

FAN has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Berenberg Bank reissued a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 870 price objective on shares of Volution Group in a report on Thursday, March 12th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 840 target price 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 751.

Volution Group Price Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of £1.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.61 and a beta of 1.19. The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 635.46 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 637.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 100.88, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 2.74.

Volution Group (LON:FAN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Volution Group plc will post 30.0441826 EPS for the current fiscal 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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