ASOS (LON:ASC) Shares Up 18.4% – Still a Buy?

ASOS Plc (LON:ASC) was up 18.4% during mid-day trading on Saturday . The stock traded as high as GBX 318.60 ($4.11) and last traded at GBX 301.80 ($3.90). Approximately 1,883,284 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 268% from the average daily volume of 511,206 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 255 ($3.29).

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Shore Capital upgraded shares of ASOS to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 391 ($5.05).

ASOS Trading Up 18.4 %

The company has a market cap of £361.77 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -1.26 and a beta of 2.86. The business’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 352.73 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 384.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 187.55, a current ratio of 1.61 and a quick ratio of 0.39.

About ASOS

ASOS Plc operates as an online fashion retailer in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark, Poland, and internationally. It offers womenswear and menswear products. The company sells its products under the ASOS Design, ASOS Edition, ASOS Luxe, ASOS 4505, Collusion, Reclaimed Vintage, Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge, HIIT, AsYou, Dark Future, UNRVLLD/SPPLY, Crooked Tongues, Daysocial, Actual, and Weekend Collective brands, as well as through third-party brands.