5N Plus (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) Stock Price Down 7.8% – Should You Sell?

5N Plus Inc. (OTCMKTS:FPLSF)’s stock price fell 7.8% during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as low as $16.92 and last traded at $16.92. 332 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 99% from the average daily volume of 50,228 shares. The stock had previously closed at $18.3435.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

FPLSF has been the subject of several analyst reports. Scotiabank began coverage on shares of 5N Plus in a research note on Monday, June 22nd. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. Raymond James Financial upgraded 5N Plus from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada began coverage on 5N Plus in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. They set a “moderate buy” rating for the company. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of 5N Plus to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy”.

5N Plus Trading Down 2.1%

The firm has a market cap of $1.52 billion, a PE ratio of 24.17 and a beta of 1.89. The company has a quick ratio of 1.30, a current ratio of 2.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $23.88 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $24.83.

5N Plus (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 3rd. The company reported $0.17 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.16 by $0.01. 5N Plus had a net margin of 14.14% and a return on equity of 27.47%. The company had revenue of $122.36 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $114.11 million. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that 5N Plus Inc. will post 0.64 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

5N Plus Company Profile

5N Plus Inc is a Canadian specialty chemicals and materials company that develops, manufactures and commercializes high‐purity metals and compounds for advanced technology markets. The company’s product portfolio spans a range of elemental metals—including bismuth, antimony, tellurium, selenium, indium and germanium—along with organometallic precursors, catalysts and radioisotopes. These materials are engineered to meet stringent purity standards (commonly known as “five‐nines” or 99.999% purity) for critical applications in electronics, photovoltaics, catalysts and life sciences.

Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Boucherville, Quebec, 5N Plus has grown from its roots in high‐purity research to a global manufacturing and distribution platform.