Evoke (LON:EVOK) Shares Down 18.7% – Should You Sell?

Evoke plc (LON:EVOK) shares traded down 18.7% on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as GBX 56 ($0.72) and last traded at GBX 58.05 ($0.75). 55,595,465 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 1,853% from the average session volume of 2,847,325 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 71.40 ($0.92).

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently commented on the company. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 140 ($1.81) target price on shares of Evoke in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Berenberg Bank decreased their price objective on shares of Evoke from GBX 130 ($1.68) to GBX 90 ($1.16) and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, December 4th.

Evoke Price Performance

The company’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 68.88 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 63.49. The company has a market cap of £224.78 million, a P/E ratio of -1.26 and a beta of 0.84.

Evoke (LON:EVOK) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, March 26th. The company reported GBX (6.40) (($0.08)) EPS for the quarter. Evoke had a negative return on equity of 517.98% and a negative net margin of 8.50%. On average, equities research analysts predict that Evoke plc will post 12.7648305 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Evoke

In other Evoke news, insider Andrea Gisle Joosen bought 14,572 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 28th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 70 ($0.91) per share, for a total transaction of £10,200.40 ($13,202.69). 27.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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