Wickes Group (LON:WIX) Trading 13.7% Higher – What’s Next?

Wickes Group plc (LON:WIX)’s share price was up 13.7% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 178.20 ($2.21) and last traded at GBX 174.20 ($2.16). Approximately 3,636,989 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 197% from the average daily volume of 1,224,366 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 153.20 ($1.90).

Wickes Group Stock Up 3.6 %

The company has a quick ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 454.31. The stock has a market cap of £427.00 million, a PE ratio of 1,500.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 0.78. The firm has a fifty day moving average of GBX 152.38 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 156.87.

About Wickes Group

Wickes is one of the UK’s best known home improvement retailers. Having opened our first store in 1972 we now have over 230 stores across the UK, employing 8,500 colleagues and offering products ranging from kitchens and bathrooms, to paint, tools and timber.

Wickes is a successful, growing, cash generative and profitable business, operating in the large and growing £25 billion UK Home Improvement market.