Benchmark (LON:BMK) Trading 17.3% Higher – Time to Buy?

Benchmark Holdings plc (LON:BMKGet Free Report) shares traded up 17.3% during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as high as GBX 43.50 ($0.55) and last traded at GBX 41.06 ($0.52). 394,854 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 487% from the average session volume of 67,312 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 35 ($0.44).

Benchmark Stock Performance

The company has a current ratio of 2.71, a quick ratio of 1.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.32. The company has a market capitalization of £303.31 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -942.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -19.62 and a beta of 0.69. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 38.64 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 40.11.

Benchmark Company Profile

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Benchmark Holdings plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of technical services, products, and specialist knowledge that supports the development of food and farming industries. It operates through Genetics, Advanced Nutrition, and Health segments. The Genetics segment offers sea bass and bream, salmon, and shrimp breeding technologies and production facilities to the harnesses industry to provide various genetic merit ova.

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