Insider Buying: Marshalls (LON:MSLH) Insider Buys £12,600 in Stock

Marshalls plc (LON:MSLH) insider Vanda Murray purchased 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 13th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 126 per share, for a total transaction of £12,600.

Marshalls Stock Performance

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

Marshalls (LON:MSLH) last announced its 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, equities analysts anticipate that Marshalls plc will post 18.2342758 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MSLH has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price objective on Marshalls from GBX 195 to GBX 170 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 360 target price on shares of Marshalls in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target 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.