Ferrexpo (LON:FXPO) Trading Down 13.3% – Here’s What Happened

Ferrexpo plc (LON:FXPO)’s stock price fell 13.3% during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as GBX 61.10 and last traded at GBX 63. 3,313,720 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 95% from the average session volume of 1,697,535 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 72.70.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Peel Hunt reiterated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 53 target price on shares of Ferrexpo in a research report on Monday, November 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 53.

Ferrexpo Stock Performance

The stock’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 68.50 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 58.21. The company has a current ratio of 2.11, a quick ratio of 2.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. The firm has a market capitalization of £370.69 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.23, a PEG ratio of -0.18 and a beta of 1.26.

Ferrexpo Company Profile

Ferrexpo is a Swiss headquartered iron ore company with assets in Ukraine and a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange in the FTSE 250 index (ticker FXPO). The Group produces high grade iron ore pellets, which are a premium product for the global steel industry and enable reduced carbon emissions and increased productivity for steelmakers when the Group’s iron ore pellets are converted into steel, compared to more commonly traded forms of iron ore.

Ferrexpo’s operations have been supplying the global steel industry for over 50 years, and in 2022 the Group produced 6.1 million tonnes of iron ore pellets, despite the war in Ukraine.