Pharos Energy (LON:PHAR) Trading 1.2% Higher – Still a Buy?

Shares of Pharos Energy plc (LON:PHARGet Free Report) shot up 1.2% during trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as GBX 25.40 and last traded at GBX 25. Approximately 1,930,698 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 175% from the average session volume of 703,203 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 24.70.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Shore Capital Group reaffirmed a “house stock” rating and set a GBX 38 price objective on shares of Pharos Energy in a report on Monday, June 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of GBX 46.50.

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Pharos Energy Stock Performance

The company’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 27.37 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 25.07. The firm has a market capitalization of £103.53 million, a PE ratio of -15.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -0.02 and a beta of 0.31.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Katherine Roe acquired 5,355 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 27th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 28 per share, with a total value of £1,499.40. Also, insider Sue Rivett purchased 3,546 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 28 per share, with a total value of £992.88. In the last three months, insiders bought 12,383 shares of company stock worth $346,724. Insiders own 15.75% of the company’s stock.

About Pharos Energy

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Pharos Energy is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company with a focus on sustainable growth and returns to stakeholders.
Pharos is listed on the London Stock Exchange, we have production, development and exploration interests in Egypt, Israel and Vietnam.

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