Key Points
- Insider purchase: Gareth Samples bought 11,000 shares of The Property Franchise Group at GBX 413 each, investing approximately £45,430.
- Analyst outlook remains positive: Three analysts maintain “Buy” ratings, with an average price target of GBX 656.67 versus the stock’s opening price of GBX 411.
- Company performance: The property franchisor reported quarterly EPS of GBX 19.80, a 20.77% net margin and 11.70% return on equity; analysts expect full-year EPS of about GBX 34.58.
The Property Franchise Group PLC (LON:TPFG - Get Free Report) insider Gareth Samples acquired 11,000 shares of The Property Franchise Group stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 28th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 413 per share, with a total value of £45,430.
The Property Franchise Group Price Performance
LON:TPFG opened at GBX 411 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.48, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 1.78. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 449.82 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 459.71. The company has a market cap of £262.02 million, a P/E ratio of 13.75 and a beta of 0.25. The Property Franchise Group PLC has a 52-week low of GBX 349 and a 52-week high of GBX 600.
The Property Franchise Group (LON:TPFG - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, September 9th. The company reported GBX 19.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The Property Franchise Group had a return on equity of 11.70% and a net margin of 20.77%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that The Property Franchise Group PLC will post 34.5809601 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on TPFG shares. Berenberg Bank reiterated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 680 price objective on shares of The Property Franchise Group in a research note on Wednesday, September 9th. Peel Hunt reissued a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 650 target price on shares of The Property Franchise Group in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group restated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 640 target price on shares of The Property Franchise Group in a report on Tuesday, September 22nd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of GBX 656.67.
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The Property Franchise Group Company Profile
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The Property Franchise Group PLC (AIM: TPFG) is the UK's largest multi-brand property franchisor, with a network of over 1,946 outlets delivering high quality services to residential clients, combined with an established Financial Services business.
The Company was founded in 1986 and has since strategically grown to a diverse portfolio of 18 brands operating throughout the UK, comprising longstanding high-street focused brands and two hybrid brands. The Property Franchise Group is also a member of two leading mortgage networks through its mortgage brokers, Brook Financial (MAB) and The Mortgage Genie (Primis).
TPFG's brands are: Belvoir, CJ Hole, Country Properties, Ellis & Co, EweMove, Fine & Country, Hunters, Lovelle, Martin & Co, Mr and Mrs Clarke, Mullucks, Newton Fallowell, Nicholas Humphreys, Northwood, Parkers, The Guild of Property Professionals and Whitegates.
Headquartered in Bournemouth, the Company was listed on AIM on the London Stock Exchange in 2013 and entered the AIM 100 in July 2024.
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