Aquis Exchange (AQX) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Aquis Exchange PLC (“Aquis”) is a creator and facilitator of next-generation financial markets, through the provision of accessible, simple and efficient stock exchanges, trading venues and technology. Aquis consists of three divisions: Aquis Markets, a subscription-based exchange offering pan-European cash equities trading; Aquis Technologies, which develops and licenses next-generation exchange technology globally; and Aquis Stock Exchange, a growth and regulated primary exchange delivering capital to companies via the listing and trading of shares. Aquis Markets operates lit and dark order books, covering 16 European markets. For its lit books, Aquis uses a subscription pricing model which works by charging users according to the message traffic they generate, rather than a percentage of the value of each stock that they trade and does not allow aggressive non-client proprietary trading, which has resulted in lower market impact and signalling risk on Aquis than other trading venues in Europe. Aquis Technologies is the software and technology division of Aquis. It focuses on building better markets via the creation and licensing of cutting-edge, cost-effective exchange infrastructure technology and services, including matching engine and trade surveillance solutions. Aquis Stock Exchange (AQSE) is a stock market providing primary and secondary markets for equity and debt products. It is authorised as a Recognised Investment Exchange, which allows it to operate a regulated listings venue. The AQSE Growth Market is divided into two segments 'Access' and 'Apex', with different levels of admission criteria. The Access market focuses on earlier stage growth companies, while Apex is the intended market for larger, more established businesses. Aquis is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority and France's Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and Autorité des Marchés Financiers to operate Multilateral Trading Facility businesses in the UK & Switzerland markets and in EU27 markets respectively. Aquis Exchange PLC is quoted on the Aquis Stock Exchange and on the Alternative Investment Market of the LSE (AIM) market. For more information, please go to www.aquis.eu.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 700 to 705
• 50-Day Range: 690 to 709.50
• 52-Week Range: 305.08 to 710
• Volume: 23,446 shs
• Average Volume: 27,420 shs
• Market Capitalization: £194.12 million
• P/E Ratio: 37.86
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: GBX 960
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Aquis Exchange Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Aquis Exchange scored higher than 36% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Aquis Exchange has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Aquis Exchange has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Aquis Exchange is 37.86, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.53.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Aquis Exchange is 37.86, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 16.06.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Aquis Exchange has a P/B Ratio of 6.45. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for AQX.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Aquis Exchange does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Aquis Exchange does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for AQX.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.51

News Sentiment

Aquis Exchange has a news sentiment score of 0.51. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Aquis Exchange this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Aquis Exchange insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

47.78% of the stock of Aquis Exchange is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 36.73% of the stock of Aquis Exchange is held by institutions.

AQX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have AQX shares performed this year?

Aquis Exchange's stock was trading at GBX 695 at the start of the year. Since then, AQX shares have increased by 1.4% and is now trading at GBX 705.
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How do I buy shares of Aquis Exchange?

Shares of AQX stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Aquis Exchange own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Aquis Exchange investors own include B&M European Value Retail (BME), Coats Group (COA), 4D pharma (DDDD), genedrive (GDR), Greencore Group (GNC), Intel (INTC) and IQE (IQE).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:AQX
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.aquis.eu
• Phone: 44 2035 976 311
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 75
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 960
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 960
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 960
• Potential Upside/Downside: +36.2%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 18.62
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 37.86
• Forward P/E Ratio: 35.33
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £5.13 million
• Net Margins: 20.80%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 17.27%
• Return on Assets: 8.70%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 9.49
• Current Ratio: 5.40
• Quick Ratio: 3.46

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £24.65 million
• Price / Sales: 7.88
• Cash Flow: GBX 80.29 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.78
• Book Value: GBX 109.29 per share
• Price / Book: 6.45

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 27,534,780
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £194.12 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.80