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

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

Evoke Stock Performance

The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 61.72 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 61.89. The stock has a market cap of £214.97 million, a P/E ratio of -1.20 and a beta of 0.84.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Evoke news, insider Andrea Gisle Joosen acquired 14,572 shares of Evoke stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 28th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 70 ($0.93) per share, with a total value of £10,200.40 ($13,499.74). Also, insider Jonathan (Jon) Mendelsohn bought 200,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, March 31st. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 48 ($0.64) per share, for a total transaction of £96,000 ($127,051.35). Insiders own 27.00% of the company's stock.

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