Kingfisher plc (LON:KGF) Given Average Rating of “Hold” by Brokerages

Shares of Kingfisher plc (LON:KGF) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the eight brokerages that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 306.62.

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 295 price target on shares of Kingfisher in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “sell” rating and issued a GBX 260 price objective on shares of Kingfisher in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Berenberg Bank reiterated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 295 target price on shares of Kingfisher in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and set a GBX 291 target price on shares of Kingfisher in a report on Monday, July 27th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a GBX 350 price target on shares of Kingfisher in a research report on Friday, July 10th.

Kingfisher Stock Up 0.1%

LON:KGF opened at GBX 293.90 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of £4.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 1.13. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 305.55 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 298.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 38.02, a quick ratio of 0.27 and a current ratio of 1.21. Kingfisher has a one year low of GBX 244.50 and a one year high of GBX 372.30.

Kingfisher Company Profile

Kingfisher plc is an international home improvement company with over 1,800 stores, supported by a team of more than 70,000 colleagues. We operate in seven countries across Europe under retail banners including B&Q, Castorama, Brico Dépôt, Screwfix, TradePoint and Koçtaş. We offer home improvement products and services to consumers and trade professionals who shop in our stores and via our e-commerce channels.