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ASOS (LON:ASC) Trading Up 18.4% - Time to Buy?

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ASOS Plc (LON:ASC - Get Free Report) was up 18.4% during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as GBX 318.60 ($4.12) and last traded at GBX 301.80 ($3.90). Approximately 1,883,284 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 268% from the average daily volume of 511,206 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 255 ($3.29).

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Shore Capital raised ASOS to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of GBX 391 ($5.05).

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ASOS Stock Performance

The company has a market capitalization of £364.88 million, a PE ratio of -1.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -1.26 and a beta of 2.86. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 351.31 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 383.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 187.55, a current ratio of 1.61 and a quick ratio of 0.39.

About ASOS

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ASOS Plc operates as an online fashion retailer in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark, Poland, and internationally. It offers womenswear and menswear products. The company sells its products under the ASOS Design, ASOS Edition, ASOS Luxe, ASOS 4505, Collusion, Reclaimed Vintage, Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge, HIIT, AsYou, Dark Future, UNRVLLD/SPPLY, Crooked Tongues, Daysocial, Actual, and Weekend Collective brands, as well as through third-party brands.

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