Halfords Group (LON:HFD) Shares Up 13.5% – Still a Buy?

Halfords Group plc (LON:HFD) shot up 13.5% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 153.60 ($1.91) and last traded at GBX 143 ($1.78). 4,323,830 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 363% from the average session volume of 933,098 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 126 ($1.56).

Halfords Group Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 59.34, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.41. The company has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 135.29 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 143.41. The firm has a market cap of £312.89 million, a PE ratio of 1,101.90, a PEG ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 1.62.

Halfords Group (LON:HFD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 26th. The company reported GBX 7.60 ($0.09) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Halfords Group had a net margin of 1.00% and a return on equity of 5.22%. Sell-side analysts expect that Halfords Group plc will post 9.1143911 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Halfords Group Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 17th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 12th were issued a GBX 3 ($0.04) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 12th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.32%. Halfords Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 6,153.85%.

About Halfords Group

HALFORDS IS THE UK’S LEADING PROVIDER OF MOTORING AND CYCLING PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.
Through Halfords Autocentres, it is also one of the UK’s leading independent operators in vehicle, servicing, maintenance and repairs.

We are a market-leading business, with unique and differentiated products and services.

Our unique mix of stores, garages, mobile vans and home delivery means we can offer customers unparalleled convenience in the motoring and cycling markets…
…We know that our customers want us to be there for them, when they need us.