Rockhopper Exploration (LON:RKH) Trading 13.2% Higher – What’s Next?

Rockhopper Exploration plc (LON:RKH)’s stock price traded up 13.2% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as GBX 35.06 ($0.43) and last traded at GBX 34.40 ($0.42). 9,515,748 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 17% from the average session volume of 8,119,304 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 30.40 ($0.37).

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group restated a “speculative buy” rating and issued a GBX 37 ($0.45) target price on shares of Rockhopper Exploration in a research note on Thursday, September 26th.

Rockhopper Exploration Stock Performance

The business’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 19.74 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 16.03. The stock has a market cap of £219.91 million, a P/E ratio of 1,720.00, a P/E/G ratio of 0.20 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a current ratio of 1.72.

About Rockhopper Exploration

Rockhopper Exploration plc operates as an oil and gas exploration and production company primarily in the United Kingdom. It engages in the exploration, appraisal, and exploitation of its oil and gas acreage primarily in the North Falkland Basin and the Greater Mediterranean region. The company holds 35% working interest in the PL003a, PL003b, PL004a, PL004b, PL004c, PL005, PL032, PL033 production licenses in North Falkland Basin.