Paul Inman Acquires 3,940 Shares of Marshalls (LON:MSLH) Stock

Marshalls plc (LON:MSLH) insider Paul Inman bought 3,940 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 13th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 125 per share, for a total transaction of £4,925.

Marshalls Trading Up 2.8%

Marshalls stock traded up GBX 3.60 during trading on Thursday, hitting GBX 133.10. The company had a trading volume of 18,289,838 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,696,313. The stock has a market cap of £336.60 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.17 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a current ratio of 1.78, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 27.74. Marshalls plc has a 1-year low of GBX 124 and a 1-year high of GBX 294.50. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 142.96 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 162.70.

Marshalls (LON:MSLH) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 16th. The company reported GBX 13.40 EPS for the quarter. Marshalls had a return on equity of 2.17% and a net margin of 2.28%. As a group, analysts expect that Marshalls plc will post 18.2342758 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 360 target price on shares of Marshalls in a report on Monday, March 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target on shares of Marshalls from GBX 195 to GBX 170 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 310.

Marshalls Company Profile

Established in the late 1880s, Marshalls plc is a leading UK manufacturer of sustainable solutions for the built environment. It operates through three trading divisions: Landscape Products; Roofing Products; and Building Products. At a Group, divisional and brand level, Marshalls’ strategy centres around its customers who value its unique set of capabilities, namely leading brands, best in class technical and design support and carbon leadership. This is underpinned by business wide enterprise excellence, leadership in ESG governance and standards and its people, organisation, and culture.