Travis Perkins (LON:TPK) Sets New 12-Month Low – Time to Sell?

Travis Perkins plc (LON:TPK)’s stock price reached a new 52-week low during trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as GBX 477.37 ($6.10) and last traded at GBX 480.40 ($6.14), with a volume of 1708442 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 505.55 ($6.46).

Travis Perkins Price Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of £1.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -62.11, a PEG ratio of 6.44 and a beta of 1.52. The company has a current ratio of 1.65, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 48.33. The business has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 618.35 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 728.91.

Travis Perkins (LON:TPK) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April 1st. The company reported GBX 36.60 ($0.47) earnings per share for the quarter. Travis Perkins had a negative return on equity of 0.85% and a negative net margin of 0.37%. As a group, research analysts forecast that Travis Perkins plc will post 59.251837 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Travis Perkins

In related news, insider Duncan Cooper sold 5,238 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 508 ($6.49), for a total value of £26,609.04 ($34,000.82). 3.63% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Travis Perkins Company Profile

Travis Perkins plc engages in distribution of building material products in the United Kingdom. It operates through Merchanting and Toolstation segments. The company offers tools and building supplies. It also distributes pipeline products, as well as supplies managed services, and commercial and industrial heating and cooling solutions.