Aquis Exchange (AQX) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Aquis Exchange PLC operates as a multilateral trading facility in Europe. The company operates through three segments: Aquis Exchange, Aquis Stock Exchange, and Aquis Technologies. The company offers a trading platform with a subscription-based pricing model based on electronic messaging traffic; data services to third party vendors; and access for clients to trade in stocks and ETFs across European markets, as well as licenses its exchange related technology to various international financial services clients across various asset classes. It also provides exchange solutions, including Aquis Equinox, a market grade matching engine with continuous uptime; Aquis Matching Engine, a solution for businesses to operate public exchange matching systems; Aquis Market Surveillance, a system providing regulatory-grade monitoring and alerts; Aquis Market Gateway, a connection gateway for systematic internalizers and counterparties; and Single Dealer Platform, a systematic internalizer to provide quote streams to counterparties. In addition, the company offers listings and trading, and data services. The company offers its platform for investment banks and brokers acting on behalf of institutions, such as pension funds, asset managers, and retail brokers. Aquis Exchange PLC was incorporated in 2012 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 330.96 to 336.96
• 50-Day Range: 330.50 to 484
• 52-Week Range: 330.50 to 500
• Volume: 9,056 shs
• Average Volume: 28,481 shs
• Market Capitalization: £75.12 million
• P/E Ratio: 1,838.67
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: GBX 960
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Aquis Exchange Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Aquis Exchange scored higher than 33% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Aquis Exchange has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Aquis Exchange has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Aquis Exchange is 1,838.67, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 125.88.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Aquis Exchange is 1,838.67, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 403.69.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Aquis Exchange has a P/B Ratio of 3.06. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for AQX.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Aquis Exchange does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Aquis Exchange does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for AQX.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Aquis Exchange has a news sentiment score of -0.98. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.51 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Aquis Exchange this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Aquis Exchange to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Aquis Exchange insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

47.78% of the stock of Aquis Exchange is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 36.73% of the stock of Aquis Exchange is held by institutions.

AQX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have AQX shares performed this year?

Aquis Exchange's stock was trading at GBX 365 at the beginning of the year. Since then, AQX stock has decreased by 8.5% and is now trading at GBX 334.
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How do I buy shares of Aquis Exchange?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Aquis Exchange own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Aquis Exchange investors own include B&M European Value Retail (BME), Coats Group (COA), 4D pharma (DDDD), genedrive (GDR), Greencore Group (GNC), Intel (INTC) and IQE (IQE).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:AQX
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.aquis.eu
• Phone: 44 2035 976 311
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 75
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 960
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 960
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 960
• Potential Upside/Downside: +187.4%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.18
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,838.67
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.74
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £4.97 million
• Net Margins: 20.80%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 18.55%
• Return on Assets: 8.70%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 9.49
• Current Ratio: 5.40
• Quick Ratio: 3.46

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £23.89 million
• Price / Sales: 3.14
• Cash Flow: GBX 38.04 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.78
• Book Value: GBX 109 per share
• Price / Book: 3.06

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 22,490,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £75.12 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.80