5N Plus (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) Shares Down 8.9% – Time to Sell?

5N Plus Inc. (OTCMKTS:FPLSF)’s stock price was down 8.9% on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $19.85 and last traded at $19.85. 354 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 99% from the average session volume of 50,053 shares. The stock had previously closed at $21.7950.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have issued reports on FPLSF shares. Zacks Research upgraded shares of 5N Plus to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada assumed coverage on shares of 5N Plus in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. They set a “moderate buy” rating for the company. Scotiabank initiated coverage on 5N Plus in a report on Monday, June 22nd. They set an “outperform” rating for the company. Finally, Raymond James Financial raised 5N Plus from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. One 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy”.

5N Plus Stock Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of $1.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.36 and a beta of 1.89. The company’s 50 day moving average is $25.65 and its 200-day moving average is $24.87. The company has a quick ratio of 1.30, a current ratio of 2.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55.

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

5N Plus Company Profile

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.