Steppe Cement (LON:STCM) Trading 8% Higher – Time to Buy?

Shares of Steppe Cement Ltd. (LON:STCMGet Free Report) rose 8% during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as GBX 29 and last traded at GBX 27.55. 1,061,272 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 1,025% from the average daily volume of 94,358 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 25.50.

Steppe Cement Price Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 1.63, a current ratio of 2.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.55. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 21.90 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 20.65. The stock has a market cap of £61.32 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.54 and a beta of 0.71.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Steppe Cement news, insider Javier del Ser Perez purchased 122,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, July 17th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 22 per share, with a total value of £26,840. Insiders own 9.42% of the company’s stock.

Steppe Cement Company Profile

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Steppe Cement Ltd., an investment holding company, engages in the production and sale of cement and clinkers in Kazakhstan. It also provides consultancy services; and transmission and distribution of electricity. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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