A.G. BARR (LON:BAG) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results

A.G. BARR (LON:BAG) posted its earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported GBX 24.99 EPS for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. A.G. BARR had a return on equity of 13.40% and a net margin of 10.03%.

A.G. BARR Price Performance

Shares of LON:BAG traded down GBX 29 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching GBX 547. 25,014,402 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,128,211. The stock has a market cap of £607.04 million, a PE ratio of 13.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 0.35. The business’s fifty day moving average is GBX 606.57 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 623.81. A.G. BARR has a one year low of GBX 543 and a one year high of GBX 715.32. The company has a current ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 1.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 20.52.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Peel Hunt reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 800 price objective on shares of A.G. BARR in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 800 target price on shares of A.G. BARR in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Berenberg Bank lowered shares of A.G. BARR to a “hold” rating and dropped their target price for the stock from GBX 800 to GBX 625 in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Shore Capital Group reaffirmed a “house stock” rating on shares of A.G. BARR in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, A.G. BARR presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 756.25.

A.G. BARR Company Profile

A.G. Barr is a UK-based branded multi beverage business focused on growth and the creation of long-term shareholder value.

Ambitious and value driven, with strong consumer focus, it is a brand owners and builder, offering a diverse and differentiated portfolio of brands that people love.

Established almost 150 years ago in Scotland, now operating across the UK and with export markets throughout the world, A.G. Barr strives to grow its business both organically and through targeted acquisition.