Ferrexpo (LON:FXPO) Shares Up 12.9% – Still a Buy?

Ferrexpo plc (LON:FXPO) shares shot up 12.9% during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as GBX 60.90 ($0.82) and last traded at GBX 60.50 ($0.81). 24,969,498 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 543% from the average session volume of 3,882,046 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 53.60 ($0.72).

Ferrexpo Stock Up 10.8%

The stock has a market capitalization of £349.51 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -115.90, a PEG ratio of -0.18 and a beta of 1.26. The firm’s fifty day moving average is GBX 54 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 53.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 2.11 and a quick ratio of 2.20.

Ferrexpo Company Profile

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.