Key Points
- Matthew Moulding purchased 209,086,400 shares at GBX 32 on December 8, a £66,907,648 insider buy that represents roughly ~11% of THG’s £596.6m market cap.
- THG has weak fundamentals—negative EPS, a negative return on equity (−24.45%) and net margin (−11.77%), plus a high debt-to-equity ratio (75.19)—highlighting profitability and leverage concerns.
- Analysts carry an average "Moderate Buy" rating with a GBX 55 price target, while the stock recently traded around GBX 45.61, indicating perceived upside despite mixed analyst action.
THG Plc (LON:THG - Get Free Report) insider Matthew Moulding bought 209,086,400 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, December 8th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 32 per share, for a total transaction of £66,907,648.
THG Stock Performance
THG stock opened at GBX 45.61 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 75.19. The firm has a market cap of £596.59 million, a PE ratio of -4.56, a P/E/G ratio of -0.08 and a beta of 2.40. The business has a 50 day moving average of GBX 43.61 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 34.97. THG Plc has a 12-month low of GBX 22.90 and a 12-month high of GBX 55.
THG (LON:THG - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 11th. The company reported GBX (0.05) EPS for the quarter. THG had a negative return on equity of 24.45% and a negative net margin of 11.77%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that THG Plc will post -6.7170435 earnings per share for the current year.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on THG shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of THG from GBX 43 to GBX 55 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their target price on shares of THG from GBX 58 to GBX 55 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, September 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, THG currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 55.
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THG (www.thg.com) is a global innovator revolutionising how brands connect to a worldwide consumer base. We are transforming how consumer brands go to market in the digital age.
We have built a portfolio of leading digital beauty, health, wellness, and sports nutrition brands that are capitalising on the global growth opportunities, supported by the accelerating consumer shift to the e-commerce channel.
THG is home to three key divisions: Beauty, Nutrition, and Ingenuity.
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