EPE Special Opportunities (LON:ESO) Hits New 52-Week High – What’s Next?

EPE Special Opportunities (LON:ESO) reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 210 and last traded at GBX 210, with a volume of 8835 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 206.

EPE Special Opportunities Stock Up 1.9%

The company has a market capitalization of £51.75 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.26 and a beta of 0.90. The business’s 50-day moving average is GBX 178 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 158.67. The company has a quick ratio of 5.86, a current ratio of 4.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.27.

EPE Special Opportunities (LON:ESO) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, March 25th. The company reported GBX 24.22 EPS for the quarter. EPE Special Opportunities had a negative return on equity of 0.41% and a negative net margin of 10.57%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Clive L. Spears bought 4,875 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 28th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 183 per share, with a total value of £8,921.25. Also, insider David Robert Pirouet bought 4,875 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 28th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 183 per share, for a total transaction of £8,921.25. Insiders bought 37,134 shares of company stock valued at $6,601,548 in the last three months. 2.59% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About EPE Special Opportunities

EPE Special Opportunities plc specializes in middle market, growth capital, distressed, pre-IPO, special situations, turnaround, PIPES, and buyouts. It also does secondary direct and secondary indirect investing. The fund typically invests in consumer and retail, financial services, manufacturing, media and support services sectors including education, healthcare and social housing. It prefers to invest in United Kingdom. It seeks to invest between $2 million and $30 million in small and medium enterprises.