B&M European Value Retail (LON:BME) Insider Peter Waterhouse Sells 3,715 Shares

B&M European Value Retail S.A. (LON:BME) insider Peter Waterhouse sold 3,715 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 234, for a total transaction of £8,693.10.

B&M European Value Retail Stock Down 0.2%

LON BME traded down GBX 0.48 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching GBX 235.32. The stock had a trading volume of 3,775,507 shares, compared to its average volume of 43,991,555. The stock has a market cap of £2.37 billion, a PE ratio of 14.44 and a beta of 1.06. B&M European Value Retail S.A. has a 1 year low of GBX 140 and a 1 year high of GBX 269.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 306.52, a current ratio of 1.42 and a quick ratio of 0.38. The company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 206.50 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 186.03.

B&M European Value Retail (LON:BME) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, June 3rd. The company reported GBX 16.30 EPS for the quarter. B&M European Value Retail had a return on equity of 21.74% and a net margin of 2.84%.The business had revenue of GBX 577.50 billion during the quarter. On average, research analysts expect that B&M European Value Retail S.A. will post 38.4814815 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Shore Capital Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a GBX 215 price target on shares of B&M European Value Retail in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 180 target price on shares of B&M European Value Retail in a research report on Wednesday, July 1st. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of GBX 206.25.

B&M European Value Retail Company Profile

B&M European Value Retail SA operates general merchandise and grocery stores. The company operates a chain of stores under the B&M, Heron Foods, and B&M Express in the United Kingdom; and stores under the B&M brand in France. It also provides property management services. The company was founded in 1978 and is based in Munsbach, Luxembourg.