Velocity Composites (LON:VEL) Sets New 52-Week Low – Here’s Why

Velocity Composites plc (LON:VEL) reached a new 52-week low on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as GBX 27.50 ($0.36) and last traded at GBX 28 ($0.36), with a volume of 63867 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 29.50 ($0.38).

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their target price on Velocity Composites from GBX 70 ($0.91) to GBX 60 ($0.78) and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, September 18th.

Velocity Composites Stock Performance

The company’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 38.03 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 38.12. The stock has a market capitalization of £14.97 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -370.00 and a beta of 1.53. The company has a current ratio of 1.75, a quick ratio of 2.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 50.50.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Robert Smith acquired 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 4th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 35 ($0.45) per share, with a total value of £7,000 ($9,088.55). Company insiders own 40.10% of the company’s stock.

Velocity Composites Company Profile

Velocity Composites plc, together with its subsidiaries, offers engineered composite material kits to the aerospace industry in the United Kingdom, Europe, the United States, and internationally. It provides structural material kits, such as ply generation, shape management and configuration control, life management, and cutting and supply service, as well as materials comprising woven fabrics, unidirectional fabrics, impregnated metallic meshes, and film adhesives.