Gattaca (LON:GATC) Stock Price Up 3.2% – Should You Buy?

Gattaca plc (LON:GATC)’s share price was up 3.2% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as GBX 80 ($1.06) and last traded at GBX 80 ($1.06). Approximately 55,649 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 140% from the average daily volume of 23,187 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 77.50 ($1.03).

Gattaca Stock Performance

The company has a current ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.31. The company has a market cap of £24.02 million, a P/E ratio of 129.19, a PEG ratio of 0.47 and a beta of 2.14. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 80.54 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 81.99.

Gattaca (LON:GATC) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 2nd. The company reported GBX 2.20 ($0.03) earnings per share for the quarter. Gattaca had a net margin of 0.05% and a return on equity of 0.65%. Sell-side analysts predict that Gattaca plc will post 6.0025957 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Gattaca Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 14th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 10th will be given a dividend of GBX 1 ($0.01) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 1.25%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 10th. Gattaca’s dividend payout ratio is currently 484.45%.

Gattaca Company Profile