Key Points
- Insider buying: Clive Spears bought 5,698 shares of EPE Special Opportunities on Thursday, May 28, spending about £1,253.56 at an average price of GBX 22 per share.
- Stock performance: ESO opened at GBX 230, near its 52-week high of GBX 240, and is trading above both its 50-day and 200-day moving averages.
- Recent financials: The company reported quarterly EPS of GBX 24.22, while posting a negative return on equity and negative net margin.
EPE Special Opportunities (LON:ESO - Get Free Report) insider Clive Spears purchased 5,698 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 28th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 22 per share, with a total value of £1,253.56.
EPE Special Opportunities Stock Performance
Shares of ESO stock opened at GBX 230 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.27, a current ratio of 4.24 and a quick ratio of 5.86. The stock has a market cap of £56.68 million, a PE ratio of 10.15 and a beta of 0.90. The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 197.19 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 169.96. EPE Special Opportunities has a one year low of GBX 136 and a one year high of GBX 240.
EPE Special Opportunities (LON:ESO - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 25th. The company reported GBX 24.22 EPS for the quarter. EPE Special Opportunities had a negative return on equity of 0.41% and a negative net margin of 10.57%.
EPE Special Opportunities Company Profile
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EPE Special Opportunities plc specializes in middle market, growth capital, distressed, pre-IPO, special situations, turnaround, PIPES, and buyouts. It also does secondary direct and secondary indirect investing. The fund typically invests in consumer and retail, financial services, manufacturing, media and support services sectors including education, healthcare and social housing. It prefers to invest in United Kingdom. It seeks to invest between $2 million and $30 million in small and medium enterprises.
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