James Fisher and Sons (LON:FSJ) Trading 7.1% Higher – What’s Next?

James Fisher and Sons plc (LON:FSJGet Free Report)’s stock price rose 7.1% on Thursday . The stock traded as high as GBX 362 ($4.91) and last traded at GBX 349 ($4.73). Approximately 206,242 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 549% from the average daily volume of 31,796 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 326 ($4.42).

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 400 price objective on shares of James Fisher and Sons in a report on Tuesday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 387.50.

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James Fisher and Sons Price Performance

The company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 343.32 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 327.84. The company has a current ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 185.53. The company has a market cap of £176.01 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 387.96 and a beta of 0.64.

James Fisher and Sons (LON:FSJGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, September 9th. The company reported GBX 0.80 EPS for the quarter. James Fisher and Sons had a negative return on equity of 33.24% and a negative net margin of 10.44%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that James Fisher and Sons plc will post 20 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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