Key Points
- Card Factory insider Pamela Powell bought 11,853 shares on May 14 at an average price of GBX 67, a transaction worth about £7,941.51.
- The stock was up 4.1% and opened at GBX 68.70, with valuation metrics showing a P/E of 7.72 and a market cap of £237.62 million.
- Analysts remain generally positive: Canaccord Genuity reiterated a buy rating with a GBX 150 target, and the consensus rating is Moderate Buy with a GBX 136.67 target.
Card Factory plc (LON:CARD - Get Free Report) insider Pamela Powell purchased 11,853 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 67 per share, for a total transaction of £7,941.51.
Card Factory Stock Up 4.1%
Shares of LON CARD opened at GBX 68.70 on Friday. The firm's 50-day moving average price is GBX 65.54 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 74.92. The company has a current ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 0.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.68. The stock has a market capitalization of £237.62 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.72, a P/E/G ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.25. Card Factory plc has a 12-month low of GBX 58.30 and a 12-month high of GBX 115.70.
Card Factory (LON:CARD - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The company reported GBX 11.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of £582.70 million for the quarter. Card Factory had a net margin of 5.35% and a return on equity of 9.00%. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Card Factory plc will post 15.8347676 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group restated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 150 target price on shares of Card Factory in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 136.67.
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Card Factory Company Profile
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Card Factory plc operates as a specialist retailer of cards, gifts, and celebration essentials in the United Kingdom and internationally. It operates through five segments: Cardfactory Stores, Cardfactory Online, Getting Personal, Partnerships, and Printcraft. The company provides greeting cards, celebration accessories, and gifts through cardfactory stores, cardfactory online retails, and network of third-party retail partners; and personalised cards and gifts through online retailer, as well as manufactures and sells greeting cards and personalised gifts through its stores and online businesses.
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