Ricardo (LON:RCDO) Trading Down 25% – Time to Sell?

Ricardo plc (LON:RCDO)’s stock price traded down 25% on Thursday . The stock traded as low as GBX 260 ($3.23) and last traded at GBX 264 ($3.28). 4,412,265 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 849% from the average session volume of 464,721 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 352 ($4.37).

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently commented on RCDO. Berenberg Bank reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 730 ($9.07) target price on shares of Ricardo in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. Shore Capital reiterated a “sell” rating on shares of Ricardo in a research report on Thursday.

Ricardo Stock Performance

The company has a market capitalization of £164.23 million, a P/E ratio of 26,400.00 and a beta of 0.58. The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 403.19 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 444.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 79.12, a current ratio of 1.86 and a quick ratio of 1.57.

Ricardo Company Profile

Ricardo plc is a global strategic, environmental, and engineering consulting company, listed on the London Stock Exchange. With over 100 years of engineering excellence and close to 3,000 employees in more than 20 countries, we provide exceptional levels of expertise in delivering innovative cross-sector sustainable outcomes to support energy transition and scarce resources, environmental services together with safe and smart mobility.