5N Plus Inc. (TSE:VNP) Receives Consensus Rating of “Buy” from Analysts

Shares of 5N Plus Inc. (TSE:VNP) have been assigned an average rating of “Buy” from the six analysts that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is C$8.60.

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on VNP shares. Ventum Cap Mkts upgraded shares of 5N Plus to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. National Bankshares lifted their target price on shares of 5N Plus from C$8.00 to C$8.50 in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Finally, Ventum Financial set a C$10.00 price target on shares of 5N Plus and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th.

5N Plus Stock Down 1.2 %

5N Plus stock opened at C$7.56 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of C$6.87 and a two-hundred day moving average of C$6.63. 5N Plus has a twelve month low of C$3.33 and a twelve month high of C$8.08. The stock has a market capitalization of C$672.24 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.25, a PEG ratio of 6,283.33 and a beta of 1.55. The company has a current ratio of 3.47, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 110.23.

Insider Transactions at 5N Plus

In other news, Director Jean-Marie Bourassa purchased 9,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 15th. The shares were acquired at an average price of C$6.75 per share, with a total value of C$60,750.00. Corporate insiders own 4.91% of the company’s stock.

5N Plus Company Profile

5N Plus Inc produces and sells specialty metals and chemicals in North America, Europe, and Asia. It operates through two segments, Specialty Semiconductors and Performance Materials. The company offers semiconductor compounds, semiconductor wafers, metals, epitaxial semiconductor substrates, and solar cells.