Halfords Group (LON:HFD) Stock Price Crosses Above 200 Day Moving Average – Here’s What Happened

Halfords Group plc (LON:HFD) shares passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 142.05 and traded as high as GBX 156.40. Halfords Group shares last traded at GBX 155.86, with a volume of 744,249 shares trading hands.

Halfords Group Stock Performance

The company has a market capitalization of £334.22 million, a P/E ratio of -9.96, a PEG ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 1.62. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 144.52 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 142.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 59.34, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a current ratio of 0.91.

Halfords Group (LON:HFD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 27th. The company reported GBX 7.90 EPS for the quarter. Halfords Group had a return on equity of 2.61% and a net margin of 0.85%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Halfords Group plc will post 9.1143911 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Halfords Group

In other Halfords Group news, insider Henry B. Birch bought 71,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 27th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 140 per share, with a total value of £100,100. Corporate insiders own 3.88% of the company’s stock.

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.