LSL Property Services (LON:LSL) Given Buy Rating at Peel Hunt

LSL Property Services (LON:LSL)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by research analysts at Peel Hunt in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday,London Stock Exchange reports. They presently have a GBX 360 target price on the stock. Peel Hunt’s target price would indicate a potential upside of 45.16% from the stock’s previous close.

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group raised LSL Property Services to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the company from GBX 280 to GBX 381 in a research note on Thursday, September 18th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 370.50.

LSL Property Services Price Performance

Shares of LON:LSL traded up GBX 2 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting GBX 248. The stock had a trading volume of 14,503 shares, compared to its average volume of 91,721. The company’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 263.35 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 282.09. The company has a market capitalization of £251.87 million, a P/E ratio of 16.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a quick ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.42. LSL Property Services has a fifty-two week low of GBX 243 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 334.

LSL Property Services (LON:LSL) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, September 17th. The company reported GBX 11 earnings per share for the quarter. LSL Property Services had a return on equity of 13.68% and a net margin of 6.74%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that LSL Property Services will post 24.137931 EPS for the current fiscal year.

LSL Property Services Company Profile

LSL Property Services plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of business-to-business services to mortgage intermediaries and estate agency franchisees, and valuation services to lenders in the United Kingdom. The company operates through three segments: Financial Services, Surveying & Valuation, and Estate Agency Franchising.