Porvair (LON:PRV) Issues Earnings Results

Porvair (LON:PRV - Get Free Report) posted its earnings results on Monday. The company reported GBX 38.60 ($0.49) earnings per share for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. Porvair had a net margin of 8.57% and a return on equity of 10.75%.

Porvair Trading Down 2.8 %

Shares of PRV stock traded down GBX 20 ($0.25) on Thursday, hitting GBX 706 ($8.87). 19,370 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 52,778. The firm's 50-day moving average price is GBX 690.55 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 664.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 19.67, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a current ratio of 1.83. The stock has a market capitalization of £323.03 million, a PE ratio of 20.93 and a beta of 0.76. Porvair has a twelve month low of GBX 594 ($7.47) and a twelve month high of GBX 745.70 ($9.37).

Insider Activity

In other Porvair news, insider Ben Stocks sold 70,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 716 ($9.00), for a total value of £501,200 ($629,885.64). Also, insider Sheena Mackay bought 2,956 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, November 29th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 673 ($8.46) per share, for a total transaction of £19,893.88 ($25,001.73). Corporate insiders own 21.55% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Shore Capital reissued a "hold" rating on shares of Porvair in a report on Tuesday, December 10th.

Porvair Company Profile

Porvair plc engages in the filtration, laboratory, and environmental technology business. It operates through three segments: Aerospace & Industrial, Laboratory, and Metal Melt Quality. The Aerospace & Industrial segment designs and manufactures a range of specialist filtration equipment for aerospace, energy, and industrial applications.