Evoke (LON:EVOK) Trading 14.5% Higher - Here's Why

Shares of Evoke plc (LON:EVOK - Get Free Report) were up 14.5% during trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as GBX 48.90 ($0.65) and last traded at GBX 48.90 ($0.65). Approximately 42,064,105 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 1,236% from the average daily volume of 3,148,381 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 42.70 ($0.57).

Evoke Stock Down 1.2 %

The stock has a market cap of £214.97 million, a PE ratio of -1.20 and a beta of 0.84. The firm has a fifty day moving average of GBX 61.72 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 61.89.

Evoke (LON:EVOK - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, March 26th. The company reported GBX (6.40) (($0.08)) earnings per share for the quarter. Evoke had a negative return on equity of 517.98% and a negative net margin of 8.50%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Evoke plc will post 12.7648305 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Evoke

In related news, insider Jonathan (Jon) Mendelsohn purchased 200,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 31st. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 48 ($0.64) per share, for a total transaction of £96,000 ($127,051.35). Also, insider Andrea Gisle Joosen acquired 14,572 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 28th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 70 ($0.93) per share, with a total value of £10,200.40 ($13,499.74). 27.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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