Alert: Rating Downgrade (3/1/24)-Evotec SE (NASDAQ: EVO).

Reflecting eroding fundamentals and low Appreciation Potential, the Value Trend Rating for Evotec SE (NASDAQ: EVO) weakened of late. EVO's current Value Trend Rating is D and the prior Rating was C. Details supporting this lower rating are included in our next report.

On 3/1/24, Evotec SE (NASDAQ: EVO) stock increased 1.8%, closing at $7.53. Moreover, trading volume in this advance was exceptionally high at 210% of normal. Relative to the market the stock has been extremely weak over the last nine months but has risen 1.2% during the last week.
EVO's future returns on capital are forecasted to be above the cost of capital. Accordingly, the company is expected to continue to be a modest Value Builder.
Evotec SE has a current Value Trend Rating of D (Negative). The Value Trend Rating reflects inconsistent signals from PTR's two proprietary measures of a stock's attractiveness. Evotec SE has a neutral Appreciation Score of 54 but a poor Power Rating of 27, with the Negative Value Trend Rating the result.