Vertu Motors (LON:VTU) Issues Earnings Results

Vertu Motors (LON:VTU) announced its earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported GBX 5.80 EPS for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. Vertu Motors had a return on equity of 5.00% and a net margin of 0.37%.

Vertu Motors Price Performance

VTU stock traded down GBX 0.03 on Friday, reaching GBX 85.47. 857,574 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 696,752. The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 84.71 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 74.85. Vertu Motors has a twelve month low of GBX 55 and a twelve month high of GBX 92.90. The firm has a market cap of £260.20 million, a PE ratio of 19.92 and a beta of 0.80. The company has a quick ratio of 0.26, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.19.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Shore Capital Group reiterated a “house stock” rating on shares of Vertu Motors in a research note on Wednesday, September 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of GBX 76.

About Vertu Motors

Vertu Motors plc operates as an automotive retailer in the United Kingdom. The company sells new and used cars and motorcycles, vans, motability cars, and commercial vehicles, as well as provides related aftersales services. It operates chain of franchised dealerships offering sales, service, parts, and bodyshop facilities for new and used cars, and commercial vehicles under the Bristol Street Motors, Macklin Motors, and Vertu Motors. The company's franchise dealerships include Audi, BMW, Honda, Jaguar, Jeep, Kia, Volvo, Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-AMG, MINI, smart, Volkswagen, Citroen, CUPRA, Dacia, DS, Ford, Hyundai, MG, Nissan, Peugeot, Renault, SEAT, SKODA, Vauxhall, Ford, Mazda, and Toyota.