Ceres Power (LON:CWR) Shares Down 38.5% – Here’s What Happened

Shares of Ceres Power Holdings plc (LON:CWR) fell 38.5% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as GBX 68.05 ($0.86) and last traded at GBX 80.55 ($1.02). 8,976,891 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 577% from the average session volume of 1,325,255 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 131 ($1.66).

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 650 ($8.21) target price on shares of Ceres Power in a report on Wednesday, January 29th.

Ceres Power Stock Down 2.9 %

The company’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 156.02 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 184.78. The firm has a market cap of £152.44 million, a PE ratio of -3.78 and a beta of 1.60. The company has a current ratio of 6.48, a quick ratio of 12.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.54.

Insider Transactions at Ceres Power

In other news, insider Stuart Paynter acquired 7,151 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 29th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 139 ($1.76) per share, for a total transaction of £9,939.89 ($12,558.29). Also, insider Dame Julia King acquired 30,200 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 28th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 165 ($2.08) per share, for a total transaction of £49,830 ($62,956.41). Corporate insiders own 40.29% of the company’s stock.

Ceres Power Company Profile

Ceres is a leading developer of clean energy technology: electrolysis for the creation of green hydrogen and fuel
cells for power generation. Its asset-light, licensing model has seen it establish partnerships with some of the world’s largest companies, such as Bosch, Doosan, Delta and Weichai. Ceres’ solid oxide technology supports greater electrification of our energy systems and produces green hydrogen at high-efficiencies as a route to decarbonise emissions-intensive industries such as steelmaking, ammonia and future fuels.