Franchise Brands (LON:FRAN) Stock: Insider Neil Miller Purchases 7,000 Shares

Franchise Brands plc (LON:FRAN) insider Neil Miller purchased 7,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 12th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 155 per share, with a total value of £10,850.

Neil Miller also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, August 20th, Neil Miller acquired 8,000 shares of Franchise Brands stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 153 per share, with a total value of £12,240.

Franchise Brands Stock Up 0.6%

FRAN stock opened at GBX 152.97 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 35.66. The company’s 50 day moving average is GBX 153.74 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 144.59. The stock has a market cap of £293.07 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.22 and a beta of 0.47. Franchise Brands plc has a 1-year low of GBX 104.66 and a 1-year high of GBX 161.04.

Franchise Brands (LON:FRAN) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported GBX 4.81 earnings per share for the quarter. Franchise Brands had a net margin of 7.37% and a return on equity of 4.87%. Sell-side analysts predict that Franchise Brands plc will post 11.33 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 185 price objective on shares of Franchise Brands in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 197.50.

About Franchise Brands

Franchise Brands (FTSE AIM UK 50) is a platform of international B2B franchise brands focused on essential services through a mobile workforce. We have clarity of purpose which is acquire, develop and scale proven franchise businesses. Our focus is to help our franchise partners grow their businesses, so that “as they grow, we grow”.

Our franchise partners benefit from our One Franchise Brands platform which includes shared, bespoke technology systems, a strategic growth maximisation methodology and management franchising expertise.

We have 7 franchise brands in 10 countries, 265 franchise partners in the three core B2B divisions, 261 B2C franchise partners and approximately 2,500 mobile service vehicles.