Varta AG (ETR:VAR1 - Get Free Report) shares traded up 13% during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as €1.69 ($1.76) and last traded at €1.55 ($1.61). 454,513 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, The stock had previously closed at €1.37 ($1.43).

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.37, a quick ratio of 0.39 and a current ratio of 0.62. The stock's 50-day moving average is €1.27 and its two-hundred day moving average is €1.93. The stock has a market cap of $64.44 million, a PE ratio of -0.30 and a beta of 1.46.

Varta AG, through its subsidiaries, engages in the research, development, production, and sale of micro and household batteries, large-format batteries, battery solutions, and energy storage systems in Europe, Asia, North America, and internationally. It operates in five segments: Micro Batteries, Lithium-Ion CoinPower, Consumer Batteries, Energy Storage Systems, and Other.

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