EPE Special Opportunities (LON:ESO) Shares Cross Above 50 Day Moving Average – Here’s Why

EPE Special Opportunities (LON:ESO) passed above its 50 day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 233.08 and traded as high as GBX 234.95. EPE Special Opportunities shares last traded at GBX 234.95, with a volume of 851 shares trading hands.

EPE Special Opportunities Price Performance

The firm has a market cap of £55.17 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.97 and a beta of 0.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.27, a quick ratio of 5.86 and a current ratio of 4.24. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 233.08 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 193.31.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Heather MacCallum acquired 5,698 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 28th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 22 per share, with a total value of £1,253.56. Also, insider Clive L. Spears purchased 5,698 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 28th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 22 per share, for a total transaction of £1,253.56. Over the last ninety days, insiders have purchased 42,292 shares of company stock valued at $4,069,924. 2.91% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

EPE Special Opportunities Company Profile

EPE Special Opportunities plc specializes in middle market, growth capital, distressed, pre-IPO, special situations, turnaround, PIPES, and buyouts. It also does secondary direct and secondary indirect investing. The fund typically invests in consumer and retail, financial services, manufacturing, media and support services sectors including education, healthcare and social housing. It prefers to invest in United Kingdom. It seeks to invest between $2 million and $30 million in small and medium enterprises.