Ricardo (LON:RCDO) Trading Down 25% – Time to Sell?

Ricardo plc (LON:RCDO)’s share price traded down 25% during trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as GBX 260 ($3.24) and last traded at GBX 264 ($3.29). 4,412,265 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 849% from the average session volume of 464,721 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 352 ($4.38).

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on RCDO shares. Shore Capital reiterated a “sell” rating on shares of Ricardo in a report on Thursday. Berenberg Bank reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 730 ($9.09) price objective on shares of Ricardo in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th.

Ricardo Stock Performance

The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 403.19 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 444.27. The company has a quick ratio of 1.57, a current ratio of 1.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 79.12. The company has a market cap of £164.23 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26,400.00 and a beta of 0.58.

Ricardo Company Profile

Ricardo plc is a global strategic, environmental, and engineering consulting company, listed on the London Stock Exchange. With over 100 years of engineering excellence and close to 3,000 employees in more than 20 countries, we provide exceptional levels of expertise in delivering innovative cross-sector sustainable outcomes to support energy transition and scarce resources, environmental services together with safe and smart mobility.