Key Points
- Insider Neil Miller purchased 8,000 Franchise Brands shares at GBX 153 each, investing a total of £12,240.
- Franchise Brands shares opened at GBX 152.30, down 0.5%, while trading near their 12-month high of GBX 158. The company has a £291.79 million market capitalization and reported quarterly EPS of GBX 4.81.
- Analysts remain positive, with a consensus “Buy” rating and a GBX 197.50 price target; Berenberg separately maintained a Buy rating with a GBX 185 target.
Franchise Brands plc (LON:FRAN - Get Free Report) insider Neil Miller bought 8,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 20th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 153 per share, with a total value of £12,240.
Franchise Brands Stock Down 0.5%
LON:FRAN opened at GBX 152.30 on Friday. Franchise Brands plc has a 12-month low of GBX 104.66 and a 12-month high of GBX 158. The company has a quick ratio of 1.57, a current ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 35.66. The firm has a market capitalization of £291.79 million, a P/E ratio of 27.10 and a beta of 0.49. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 145.50 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 137.19.
Franchise Brands (LON:FRAN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported GBX 4.81 EPS for the quarter. Franchise Brands had a return on equity of 4.87% and a net margin of 7.37%. Equities research analysts expect that Franchise Brands plc will post 11.3266098 earnings per share for the current year.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several research firms have recently issued reports on FRAN. Berenberg Bank restated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 185 target price on shares of Franchise Brands in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Shore Capital Group reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Franchise Brands in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, Franchise Brands currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 197.50.
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About Franchise Brands
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Franchise Brands (FTSE AIM UK 50) is a platform of international B2B franchise brands focused on essential services through a mobile workforce. We have clarity of purpose which is acquire, develop and scale proven franchise businesses. Our focus is to help our franchise partners grow their businesses, so that "as they grow, we grow".
Our franchise partners benefit from our One Franchise Brands platform which includes shared, bespoke technology systems, a strategic growth maximisation methodology and management franchising expertise.
We have 7 franchise brands in 10 countries, 265 franchise partners in the three core B2B divisions, 261 B2C franchise partners and approximately 2,500 mobile service vehicles.
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