Ocado Group (LON:OCDO) Trading Down 9.8% – Should You Sell?

Ocado Group plc (LON:OCDO)’s stock price dropped 9.8% on Saturday . The company traded as low as GBX 240.30 ($3.26) and last traded at GBX 270.71 ($3.67). Approximately 15,986,102 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 99% from the average daily volume of 8,031,512 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 300 ($4.07).

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Ocado Group from GBX 400 to GBX 437 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Ocado Group currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of GBX 437.

Ocado Group Price Performance

The company has a market cap of £2.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 575.99 and a beta of 1.85. The company has a current ratio of 2.35, a quick ratio of 2.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 144.16. The company’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 318.95 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 283.18.

About Ocado Group

Ocado Group is a UK based technology company that provides end-to-end online grocery fulfilment solutions, known as the Ocado Smart Platform, to some of the world’s largest grocery retailers and holds a 50% share of Ocado Retail Ltd in the UK in a Joint Venture with Marks & Spencer. OSP comprises access to Ocado’s physical infrastructure solutions, running highly efficient warehouse operations for the single pick of products, together with the entire end-to-end proprietary software applications required to operate a world class online grocery business.