Ferrexpo (LON:FXPO) Trading 18.2% Higher – Here’s What Happened

Ferrexpo plc (LON:FXPO)’s stock price shot up 18.2% on Thursday . The company traded as high as GBX 93.22 ($1.17) and last traded at GBX 87 ($1.09). 7,660,994 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 153% from the average session volume of 3,025,268 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 73.60 ($0.92).

Ferrexpo Price Performance

The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 102.66 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 70.83. The company has a quick ratio of 2.20, a current ratio of 2.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The firm has a market capitalization of £520.38 million, a P/E ratio of -1,242.86, a PEG ratio of -0.18 and a beta of 1.26.

About Ferrexpo

Ferrexpo is a Swiss headquartered iron ore company with assets in Ukraine and a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange in the FTSE 250 index (ticker FXPO). The Group produces high grade iron ore pellets, which are a premium product for the global steel industry and enable reduced carbon emissions and increased productivity for steelmakers when the Group’s iron ore pellets are converted into steel, compared to more commonly traded forms of iron ore.

Ferrexpo’s operations have been supplying the global steel industry for over 50 years, and in 2022 the Group produced 6.1 million tonnes of iron ore pellets, despite the war in Ukraine.