Ferrexpo (LON:FXPO) Trading Up 18.2% – Here’s Why

Ferrexpo plc (LON:FXPO)’s share price shot up 18.2% on Thursday . The stock traded as high as GBX 93.22 ($1.16) and last traded at GBX 87 ($1.08). 7,655,992 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 153% from the average session volume of 3,025,076 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 73.60 ($0.91).

Ferrexpo Price Performance

The firm has a market cap of £569.43 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1,360.00, a P/E/G ratio of -0.18 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a current ratio of 2.11, a quick ratio of 2.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 103.03 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 71.34.

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.