Insider Buying: Marshalls (LON:MSLH) Insider Buys 10,000 Shares of Stock

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

Marshalls Stock Up 2.8%

Shares of LON MSLH traded up GBX 3.60 during trading on Thursday, reaching GBX 133.10. The company had a trading volume of 18,289,838 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,696,313. Marshalls plc has a 12-month low of GBX 124 and a 12-month high of GBX 294.50. The company has a quick ratio of 1.34, a current ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 27.74. The business’s 50-day moving average is GBX 142.96 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 162.70. The stock has a market cap of £336.60 million, a PE ratio of 23.77, a P/E/G ratio of 0.17 and a beta of 1.27.

Marshalls (LON:MSLH) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 16th. The company reported GBX 13.40 EPS for the quarter. Marshalls had a net margin of 2.28% and a return on equity of 2.17%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Marshalls plc will post 18.2342758 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently weighed in on MSLH. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price target on Marshalls from GBX 195 to GBX 170 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 360 price objective on shares of Marshalls in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 310.

About Marshalls

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.