Brokerages Set B&M European Value Retail S.A. (LON:BME) PT at GBX 206.25

B&M European Value Retail S.A. (LON:BME) has received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the eight ratings firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 206.25.

A number of analysts have weighed in on the company. Shore Capital Group restated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 215 price target on shares of B&M European Value Retail in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 180 price target on shares of B&M European Value Retail in a research report on Wednesday, July 1st.

B&M European Value Retail Stock Performance

Shares of B&M European Value Retail stock opened at GBX 243.10 on Tuesday. B&M European Value Retail has a one year low of GBX 140 and a one year high of GBX 269.30. The company has a market cap of £2.44 billion, a PE ratio of 14.91 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 306.52, a quick ratio of 0.38 and a current ratio of 1.42. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 212.53 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 189.96.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Peter Pritchard acquired 53,016 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 15th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 192 per share, for a total transaction of £101,790.72. Also, insider Tjeerd Jegen bought 53,100 shares of B&M European Value Retail stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 22nd. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 187 per share, with a total value of £99,297. Corporate insiders own 22.81% of the company’s stock.

About B&M European Value Retail

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.