Key Points
- Insider buying: Marshalls insider Justin Lockwood bought 7,822 shares on May 13 at GBX 127 each, totaling about £9,934. He also previously bought 260,000 shares in February at GBX 181 apiece.
- Stock performance and valuation: Marshalls shares were up 3.3% and opened at GBX 133.81, near the stock’s 52-week low of GBX 124 but well below its high of GBX 294.50. The company has a market cap of £338.39 million.
- Analyst outlook: Analysts currently rate Marshalls as a Moderate Buy, with three Buy ratings and one Hold. The average price target is GBX 310, though Royal Bank of Canada recently cut its target to GBX 170.
Marshalls plc (LON:MSLH - Get Free Report) insider Paul Inman purchased 3,940 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 13th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 125 per share, for a total transaction of £4,925.
Marshalls Trading Up 3.3%
Shares of Marshalls stock opened at GBX 133.81 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of £338.39 million, a PE ratio of 23.89, a P/E/G ratio of 0.17 and a beta of 1.27. Marshalls plc has a twelve month low of GBX 124 and a twelve month high of GBX 294.50. The firm's 50-day moving average price is GBX 142.30 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 162.36. The company has a current ratio of 1.78, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 27.74.
Marshalls (LON:MSLH - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 16th. The company reported GBX 13.40 earnings per share for the quarter. Marshalls had a net margin of 2.28% and a return on equity of 2.17%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Marshalls plc will post 18.2342758 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of analysts have commented on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price objective on shares of Marshalls from GBX 195 to GBX 170 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Berenberg Bank reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 360 price objective on shares of Marshalls in a report on Monday, March 16th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of GBX 310.
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Marshalls Company Profile
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Established in the late 1880s, Marshalls plc is a leading UK manufacturer of sustainable solutions for the built environment. It operates through three trading divisions: Landscape Products; Roofing Products; and Building Products. At a Group, divisional and brand level, Marshalls' strategy centres around its customers who value its unique set of capabilities, namely leading brands, best in class technical and design support and carbon leadership. This is underpinned by business wide enterprise excellence, leadership in ESG governance and standards and its people, organisation, and culture.
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