Key Points
- Insider Stuart Kilpatrick bought 30,000 shares on November 13 at an average price of GBX 23, a transaction worth £6,900.
- Shares are trading around GBX 21.20—well below the 50‑day (GBX 32.10) and 200‑day (GBX 37.84) moving averages—with a market cap of £35.24m and a negative PE of -14.72, indicating weak profitability.
- Analysts remain generally positive: Berenberg cut its target to GBX 65 but kept a "buy" rating, and the MarketBeat consensus is a "Buy" with an average target of GBX 65, while analysts forecast about 3.6 EPS for the current fiscal year despite recent negative margins.
Lords Group Trading plc (LON:LORD - Get Free Report) insider Stuart Kilpatrick purchased 30,000 shares of Lords Group Trading stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 13th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 23 per share, with a total value of £6,900.
Lords Group Trading Price Performance
LON LORD opened at GBX 21.20 on Friday. The firm's 50 day moving average is GBX 32.10 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 37.84. The company has a quick ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 196.86. The company has a market capitalization of £35.24 million, a PE ratio of -14.72 and a beta of 1.18. Lords Group Trading plc has a 12-month low of GBX 21 and a 12-month high of GBX 56.
Lords Group Trading (LON:LORD - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, September 11th. The company reported GBX 1.35 earnings per share for the quarter. Lords Group Trading had a negative net margin of 0.40% and a negative return on equity of 3.69%. Equities research analysts anticipate that Lords Group Trading plc will post 3.6 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Separately, Berenberg Bank cut their price objective on Lords Group Trading from GBX 80 to GBX 65 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of GBX 65.
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About Lords Group Trading
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Lords Group Trading is a leading distributor of building, plumbing, heating and DIY goods in the UK. The Group is principally focused on the growing Repairs, Maintenance and Improvement (RMI) market, with approximately 80 per cent. of the Group's demand focused on this segment of the construction market.
The Group principally sells to local tradesmen, hardware stores, small to medium sized plumbing and heating merchants, construction companies and retails directly to the general public.
The Group seeks to grow through a variety of organic and inorganic strategies, including geographic reach, product expansion, the active expansion of e-commerce platforms and the continued investment in its logistical capability.
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