Gulf Marine Services PLC (LON:GMS - Get Free Report)'s stock price shot up 11.7% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as GBX 17.45 ($0.22) and last traded at GBX 17.42 ($0.22). 16,330,703 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 177% from the average session volume of 5,902,964 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 15.60 ($0.19).
Gulf Marine Services Stock Performance
The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 71.75, a current ratio of 0.16 and a quick ratio of 0.80. The company has a market cap of £187.25 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 583.33 and a beta of 1.90. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 15.76 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 16.62.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Gulf Marine Services news, insider Charbel El Khoury acquired 13,455 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 17th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 15 ($0.19) per share, for a total transaction of £2,018.25 ($2,492.90). Company insiders own 51.56% of the company's stock.
About Gulf Marine Services
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Gulf Marine Services PLC was founded in Abu Dhabi in 1977 and has become a world leading provider of advanced self-propelled self-elevating support vessels (SESVs). The fleet serves the oil, gas and renewable energy industries from its offices in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The Group's assets are capable of serving clients' requirements across the globe, including those in the Middle East, South East Asia, West Africa, North America, the Gulf of Mexico and Europe.
The GMS fleet of 13 SESVs is amongst the youngest in the industry, with an average age of eight years.
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