5N Plus (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) Stock Price Passes Below Fifty Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

5N Plus Inc. (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) crossed below its 50-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 50-day moving average of $26.19 and traded as low as $21.99. 5N Plus shares last traded at $21.99, with a volume of 7,455 shares changing hands.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on FPLSF shares. Zacks Research raised shares of 5N Plus to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Scotiabank assumed coverage on shares of 5N Plus in a report on Monday, June 22nd. They set an “outperform” rating for the company. Royal Bank Of Canada initiated coverage on shares of 5N Plus in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. They issued a “moderate buy” rating on the stock. Finally, Raymond James Financial raised shares of 5N Plus from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, 5N Plus presently has an average rating of “Buy”.

5N Plus Trading Up 1.6%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 2.69 and a quick ratio of 1.30. The company has a market cap of $2.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.93 and a beta of 1.89. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $26.05 and a 200 day simple moving average of $24.67.

5N Plus (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) last announced its earnings results on Monday, August 3rd. The company reported $0.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.16 by $0.01. 5N Plus had a net margin of 14.14% and a return on equity of 27.47%. The company had revenue of $122.36 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $114.11 million. As a group, equities analysts forecast that 5N Plus Inc. will post 0.64 EPS for the current year.

About 5N Plus

5N Plus Inc is a Canadian specialty chemicals and materials company that develops, manufactures and commercializes high‐purity metals and compounds for advanced technology markets. The company’s product portfolio spans a range of elemental metals—including bismuth, antimony, tellurium, selenium, indium and germanium—along with organometallic precursors, catalysts and radioisotopes. These materials are engineered to meet stringent purity standards (commonly known as “five‐nines” or 99.999% purity) for critical applications in electronics, photovoltaics, catalysts and life sciences.

Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Boucherville, Quebec, 5N Plus has grown from its roots in high‐purity research to a global manufacturing and distribution platform.