EPE Special Opportunities (LON:ESO) Sets New 12-Month High – Should You Buy?

EPE Special Opportunities (LON:ESO)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high on Monday . The stock traded as high as GBX 188 and last traded at GBX 188, with a volume of 10063 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 180.

EPE Special Opportunities Stock Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 5.86, a current ratio of 4.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.27. The firm has a market capitalization of £46.82 million, a P/E ratio of 8.38 and a beta of 0.90. The company’s 50 day moving average is GBX 175.33 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 155.97.

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

Insider Activity at EPE Special Opportunities

In other news, insider Clive L. Spears acquired 5,968 shares of EPE Special Opportunities stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 8th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 176 per share, with a total value of £10,503.68. Also, insider Heather Bestwick acquired 5,698 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 10th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 172 per share, with a total value of £9,800.56. Insiders bought 17,634 shares of company stock valued at $3,033,048 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 2.59% of the company’s stock.

EPE Special Opportunities Company Profile

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.