Electrovaya (NASDAQ:ELVA) Shares Gap Up – Time to Buy?

Electrovaya Inc. (NASDAQ:ELVAGet Free Report)’s stock price gapped up prior to trading on Wednesday . The stock had previously closed at $7.89, but opened at $12.20. Electrovaya shares last traded at $11.1380, with a volume of 12,269,507 shares trading hands.

Electrovaya News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Electrovaya this week:

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on ELVA shares. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Electrovaya in a report on Thursday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Electrovaya in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. HC Wainwright upped their price objective on shares of Electrovaya from $10.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Roth Capital restated a “buy” rating on shares of Electrovaya in a research note on Wednesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $17.75.

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Electrovaya Price Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 5.93, a current ratio of 7.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. The company has a market cap of $472.33 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 79.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.62. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $10.19 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $9.25.

Electrovaya (NASDAQ:ELVAGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported $0.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.01. Electrovaya had a return on equity of 11.35% and a net margin of 7.03%.The business had revenue of $18.05 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $17.74 million. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Electrovaya Inc. will post 0.14 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Electrovaya

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of ELVA. Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. raised its position in shares of Electrovaya by 145.5% during the 4th quarter. Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. now owns 1,174,800 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,281,000 after purchasing an additional 696,320 shares during the last quarter. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC acquired a new position in shares of Electrovaya in the fourth quarter worth $4,976,000. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in shares of Electrovaya by 76,081.0% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 304,724 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,795,000 after acquiring an additional 304,324 shares during the last quarter. Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Electrovaya in the fourth quarter valued at $2,080,000. Finally, Granahan Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Electrovaya in the fourth quarter valued at $1,540,000. 22.47% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Electrovaya Company Profile

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Electrovaya is a Canada-based energy storage company that designs and manufactures advanced lithium-ion battery systems and components. The company’s core business revolves around the development of proprietary electrode and cell technologies that deliver high energy density, rapid charge capability and enhanced safety features. Electrovaya’s product portfolio encompasses large-format battery cells, modules, complete battery packs and integrated energy storage systems tailored to industrial, commercial and utility-scale applications.

In the industrial sector, Electrovaya supplies modular battery systems for material-handling equipment such as electric forklifts, automated guided vehicles and airport ground support vehicles.

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