Gulf Marine Services (LON:GMS) Trading Up 11.7% – Should You Buy?

Shares of Gulf Marine Services PLC (LON:GMS) rose 11.7% during trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as GBX 17.45 ($0.22) and last traded at GBX 17.42 ($0.22). Approximately 16,330,703 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 177% from the average daily volume of 5,902,964 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 15.60 ($0.19).

Gulf Marine Services Price Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of £188.32 million, a PE ratio of 586.67 and a beta of 1.90. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 15.76 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 16.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 71.75, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 0.16.

Insider Activity at Gulf Marine Services

In related news, insider Charbel El Khoury bought 13,455 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 17th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 15 ($0.19) per share, for a total transaction of £2,018.25 ($2,519.98). Insiders own 51.56% of the company’s stock.

Gulf Marine Services Company Profile

Gulf Marine Services PLC was founded in Abu Dhabi in 1977 and has become a world leading provider of advanced self-propelled self-elevating support vessels (SESVs). The fleet serves the oil, gas and renewable energy industries from its offices in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The Group’s assets are capable of serving clients’ requirements across the globe, including those in the Middle East, South East Asia, West Africa, North America, the Gulf of Mexico and Europe.
The GMS fleet of 13 SESVs is amongst the youngest in the industry, with an average age of eight years.