Steppe Cement (LON:STCM) Shares Up 8% – Time to Buy?

Shares of Steppe Cement Ltd. (LON:STCMGet Free Report) were up 8% on Thursday . The stock traded as high as GBX 29 and last traded at GBX 27.55. Approximately 1,061,272 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 1,025% from the average session volume of 94,358 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 25.50.

Steppe Cement Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.55, a current ratio of 2.12 and a quick ratio of 1.63. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 21.90 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 20.65. The company has a market capitalization of £61.32 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.54 and a beta of 0.71.

Insider Buying and Selling at Steppe Cement

In other news, insider Javier del Ser Perez bought 122,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 17th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 22 per share, with a total value of £26,840. 9.42% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Steppe Cement Company Profile

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Steppe Cement Ltd., an investment holding company, engages in the production and sale of cement and clinkers in Kazakhstan. It also provides consultancy services; and transmission and distribution of electricity. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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