EPE Special Opportunities (LON:ESO) Stock Crosses Above 50 Day Moving Average – Here’s Why

Shares of EPE Special Opportunities (LON:ESO) crossed above its 50-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 186.84 and traded as high as GBX 228. EPE Special Opportunities shares last traded at GBX 225, with a volume of 282,074 shares trading hands.

EPE Special Opportunities Price Performance

The company’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 186.84 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 164.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.27, a current ratio of 4.24 and a quick ratio of 5.86. The firm has a market capitalization of £55.45 million, a PE ratio of 9.93 and a beta of 0.90.

EPE Special Opportunities (LON:ESO) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 25th. The company reported GBX 24.22 earnings per share for the quarter. EPE Special Opportunities had a negative net margin of 10.57% and a negative return on equity of 0.41%.

Insider Activity at EPE Special Opportunities

In related news, insider Clive L. Spears acquired 5,968 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 8th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 176 per share, with a total value of £10,503.68. Also, insider Michael Gray acquired 4,875 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 28th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 183 per share, with a total value of £8,921.25. Over the last 90 days, insiders bought 37,134 shares of company stock worth $6,601,548. Company insiders own 2.59% of the company’s stock.

About EPE Special Opportunities

EPE Special Opportunities plc specializes in middle market, growth capital, distressed, pre-IPO, special situations, turnaround, PIPES, and buyouts. It also does secondary direct and secondary indirect investing. The fund typically invests in consumer and retail, financial services, manufacturing, media and support services sectors including education, healthcare and social housing. It prefers to invest in United Kingdom. It seeks to invest between $2 million and $30 million in small and medium enterprises.