Key Points
- Insider sale: On March 2, insider Laura Whyte sold 18,500 shares at an average price of GBX 71, totaling £13,135.
- Market/valuation snapshot: Shares opened at GBX 67.20 (12‑month range GBX 61.60–122) with a market cap of £105.33m and a P/E of 8.92.
- Financials: Last quarter EPS was GBX 3.99; the firm shows modest profitability (ROE 5.2%, net margin 2.1%) but weak liquidity (current ratio 0.98, quick ratio 0.79) and a high debt‑to‑equity of 114.70.
Macfarlane Group PLC (LON:MACF - Get Free Report) insider Laura Whyte sold 18,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 71, for a total transaction of £13,135.
Macfarlane Group Trading Down 1.5%
Shares of MACF opened at GBX 67.20 on Friday. Macfarlane Group PLC has a twelve month low of GBX 61.60 and a twelve month high of GBX 122. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 114.70. The firm has a market capitalization of £105.33 million, a P/E ratio of 8.92 and a beta of 0.61. The firm's 50-day moving average is GBX 71.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 77.79.
Macfarlane Group (LON:MACF - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported GBX 3.99 earnings per share for the quarter. Macfarlane Group had a return on equity of 5.20% and a net margin of 2.10%. On average, research analysts predict that Macfarlane Group PLC will post 7.4677529 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
About Macfarlane Group
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Macfarlane Group PLC, through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and distributes protective packaging products to businesses in the United Kingdom and Europe. The company operates through Packaging Distribution and Manufacturing Operations segments. The Packaging Distribution segment distributes packaging materials in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Europe. The Manufacturing Operations segment designs, manufactures, and assembles timber, corrugated, and foam-based packaging materials in the United Kingdom.
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