Hercules Site Services (LON:HERC) Stock Price Down 7.7% – Should You Sell?

Hercules Site Services Plc (LON:HERC) traded down 7.7% during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as low as GBX 41.30 and last traded at GBX 42. Approximately 274,289 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 77% from the average daily volume of 155,087 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 45.50.

Hercules Site Services Stock Down 7.7%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 150.00, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a current ratio of 1.15. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 30.76 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 38.45. The stock has a market capitalization of £33.85 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -17.72 and a beta of 0.90.

Hercules Site Services (LON:HERC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 22nd. The company reported GBX 0.75 earnings per share for the quarter. Hercules Site Services had a negative net margin of 0.53% and a negative return on equity of 5.56%. The company had revenue of £121.25 million during the quarter. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Hercules Site Services Plc will post 1.2407862 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Hercules Site Services

In related news, insider Brusk Kivilcim Korkmaz acquired 63,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 30th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 43 per share, with a total value of £27,090. Also, insider Paul David Wheatcroft bought 37,000 shares of Hercules Site Services stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 1st. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 27 per share, with a total value of £9,990. In the last ninety days, insiders have purchased 982,660 shares of company stock valued at $33,396,100. 34.43% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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