Evoke (LON:EVOK) Shares Down 10% – Here’s Why

Shares of Evoke plc (LON:EVOKGet Free Report) dropped 10% on Thursday . The stock traded as low as GBX 50.20 ($0.65) and last traded at GBX 51.73 ($0.67). Approximately 65,066,164 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 1,994% from the average daily volume of 3,107,171 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 57.45 ($0.74).

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on EVOK shares. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 140 ($1.81) price target on shares of Evoke in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Berenberg Bank cut their target price on Evoke from GBX 130 ($1.68) to GBX 90 ($1.16) and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th.

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Evoke Stock Performance

The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 68.88 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 63.49. The stock has a market cap of £224.78 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.26 and a beta of 0.84.

Evoke (LON:EVOKGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 26th. The company reported GBX (6.40) (($0.08)) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Evoke had a negative return on equity of 517.98% and a negative net margin of 8.50%. On average, research analysts anticipate that Evoke plc will post 12.7648305 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Evoke

In related news, insider Andrea Gisle Joosen acquired 14,572 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 28th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 70 ($0.91) per share, with a total value of £10,200.40 ($13,202.69). 27.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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