5N Plus (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) Upgraded by Zacks Research to Hold Rating

Zacks Research upgraded shares of 5N Plus (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) to a hold rating in a research note published on Thursday,Zacks.com reports.

Several other research firms have also issued reports on FPLSF. Scotiabank initiated coverage on 5N Plus in a research note on Monday, June 22nd. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada assumed coverage on 5N Plus in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. They issued a “moderate buy” rating for the company. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

5N Plus Stock Up 1.0%

Shares of FPLSF opened at $23.34 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $27.98 and its 200 day moving average price is $24.15. 5N Plus has a 12-month low of $8.75 and a 12-month high of $44.91. The company has a current ratio of 2.69, a quick ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. The firm has a market cap of $2.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.91 and a beta of 1.85.

5N Plus (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.14 by $0.03. 5N Plus had a net margin of 13.99% and a return on equity of 28.72%. The company had revenue of $117.89 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $104.04 million. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that 5N Plus will post 0.64 earnings per share for the current year.

5N Plus Company Profile

5N Plus Inc is a Canadian specialty chemicals and materials company that develops, manufactures and commercializes high‐purity metals and compounds for advanced technology markets. The company’s product portfolio spans a range of elemental metals—including bismuth, antimony, tellurium, selenium, indium and germanium—along with organometallic precursors, catalysts and radioisotopes. These materials are engineered to meet stringent purity standards (commonly known as “five‐nines” or 99.999% purity) for critical applications in electronics, photovoltaics, catalysts and life sciences.

Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Boucherville, Quebec, 5N Plus has grown from its roots in high‐purity research to a global manufacturing and distribution platform.