Novacyt (LON:NCYT) Stock Price Up 19.8% – What’s Next?

Novacyt S.A. (LON:NCYT) shares traded up 19.8% on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 69 ($0.85) and last traded at GBX 69 ($0.85). 1,734,101 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 130% from the average session volume of 755,015 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 57.60 ($0.71).

Novacyt Stock Down 1.3 %

The firm has a market capitalization of £42.10 million, a P/E ratio of -114.62 and a beta of -1.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.67, a quick ratio of 4.46 and a current ratio of 4.04. The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 51.35 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 57.93.

Novacyt Company Profile

Novacyt is an international molecular diagnostics company providing a broad portfolio of integrated technologies and services, primarily focused on the delivery of genomic medicine. The Company develops, manufactures, and commercialises a range of molecular assays and instrumentation to deliver workflows and services that enable seamless end-to-end solutions from sample to result across multiple sectors including human health, animal health and environmental.

The Company is divided into three business segments:

Clinical
Broad portfolio of human clinical in vitro diagnostic products, workflows and services focused on three therapeutic areas:
· Reproductive Health: NIPT, Cystic Fibrosis and other rapid aneuploidy tests
· Precision Medicine: DPYD genotyping assay
· Infectious Diseases: Winterplex, multiplex winter respiratory PCR panel

Instrumentation
Portfolio of next generation size selection DNA sample preparation platforms and rapid PCR machines, including:
· Ranger® Technology: automated DNA sample preparation and target enrichment technology
MyGo: real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) instruments

Research Use Only
Range of services for the life sciences industry:
· Design, manufacture, and supply of high-performance qPCR assays and workflows for use in human health, agriculture, veterinary and environmental, to support global health organisations and the research industry
· Pharmaceutical research services: whole genome sequencing (WGS) / whole exome sequencing (WES)

Novacyt is headquartered in Vélizy-Villacoublay in France with offices in the UK (in Stokesley, Eastleigh and Manchester), Taipei, Singapore, the US and Canada and has a commercial presence in over 65 countries.