Rockhopper Exploration (LON:RKH) Shares Up 13.2% - Time to Buy?

Rockhopper Exploration plc (LON:RKH - Get Free Report) shares shot up 13.2% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as GBX 35.06 ($0.43) and last traded at GBX 34.40 ($0.42). 9,515,748 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 17% from the average session volume of 8,119,304 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 30.40 ($0.37).

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group reissued a "speculative buy" rating and issued a GBX 37 ($0.46) target price on shares of Rockhopper Exploration in a report on Thursday, September 26th.

Rockhopper Exploration Stock Up 13.2 %

The firm has a market capitalization of £219.91 million, a PE ratio of 1,720.00, a P/E/G ratio of 0.20 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 1.72 and a quick ratio of 2.94. The company has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 19.31 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 15.90.

Rockhopper Exploration Company Profile

Rockhopper Exploration plc operates as an oil and gas exploration and production company primarily in the United Kingdom. It engages in the exploration, appraisal, and exploitation of its oil and gas acreage primarily in the North Falkland Basin and the Greater Mediterranean region. The company holds 35% working interest in the PL003a, PL003b, PL004a, PL004b, PL004c, PL005, PL032, PL033 production licenses in North Falkland Basin.