Steppe Cement (LON:STCM) Trading Up 12.6% – Time to Buy?

Shares of Steppe Cement Ltd. (LON:STCMGet Free Report) shot up 12.6% during trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as GBX 15.90 ($0.21) and last traded at GBX 15.40 ($0.20). 481,804 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 325% from the average session volume of 113,369 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 13.68 ($0.18).

Steppe Cement Price Performance

The stock has a market cap of £33.73 million, a PE ratio of 665.00 and a beta of 0.84. The company has a quick ratio of 1.63, a current ratio of 2.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 13.75. The company’s fifty day moving average is GBX 14.87 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 16.61.

Insider Activity at Steppe Cement

In other news, insider Javier del Ser Perez acquired 125,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 1st. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 13 ($0.17) per share, with a total value of £16,250 ($21,266.85). Company insiders own 57.24% of the company’s stock.

About Steppe Cement

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Steppe Cement Ltd., an investment holding company, engages in the production and sale of cement and clinkers in Kazakhstan. It also provides consultancy services; and transmission and distribution of electricity. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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