5N Plus (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) Stock Rating Upgraded by Zacks Research

5N Plus (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) was upgraded by Zacks Research to a “hold” rating in a report released on Thursday,Zacks.com reports.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on FPLSF. Scotiabank began coverage on shares of 5N Plus in a research report on Monday, June 22nd. They set an “outperform” rating for the company. Royal Bank Of Canada began coverage on shares of 5N Plus in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. They issued a “moderate buy” rating on the stock. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

5N Plus Stock Performance

Shares of 5N Plus stock opened at $23.34 on Thursday. 5N Plus has a 52 week low of $8.75 and a 52 week high of $44.91. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $27.98 and its 200-day simple moving average is $24.15. The firm has a market cap of $2.10 billion, a PE ratio of 35.91 and a beta of 1.85. The company has a quick ratio of 1.30, a current ratio of 2.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55.

5N Plus (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.14 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $117.89 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $104.04 million. 5N Plus had a return on equity of 28.72% and a net margin of 13.99%. Equities analysts forecast that 5N Plus will post 0.64 earnings per share for the current year.

5N Plus Company Profile

5N Plus Inc is a Canadian specialty chemicals and materials company that develops, manufactures and commercializes high‐purity metals and compounds for advanced technology markets. The company’s product portfolio spans a range of elemental metals—including bismuth, antimony, tellurium, selenium, indium and germanium—along with organometallic precursors, catalysts and radioisotopes. These materials are engineered to meet stringent purity standards (commonly known as “five‐nines” or 99.999% purity) for critical applications in electronics, photovoltaics, catalysts and life sciences.

Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Boucherville, Quebec, 5N Plus has grown from its roots in high‐purity research to a global manufacturing and distribution platform.