Halfords Group (LON:HFD) Trading Up 17.5% – Here’s What Happened

Posted by on Jan 30th, 2025

Halfords Group plc (LON:HFD – Get Free Report) shot up 17.5% during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 153.60 ($1.91) and last traded at GBX 148 ($1.84). 9,295,694 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 678% from the average session volume of 1,194,775 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 126 ($1.57).

Halfords Group Trading Up 0.8 %

The company has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 135.07 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 143.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 59.34, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a current ratio of 0.91. The company has a market cap of £313.67 million, a PE ratio of 1,104.62, a PEG ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 1.62.

Halfords Group (LON:HFD – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 26th. The company reported GBX 7.60 ($0.09) earnings per share for the quarter. Halfords Group had a net margin of 1.00% and a return on equity of 5.22%. Sell-side analysts forecast that Halfords Group plc will post 9.1143911 EPS for the current year.

Halfords Group Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 17th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 12th were issued a dividend of GBX 3 ($0.04) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 12th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.32%. Halfords Group’s dividend payout ratio is 6,153.85%.

Halfords Group Company Profile

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HALFORDS IS THE UK’S LEADING PROVIDER OF MOTORING AND CYCLING PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.
Through Halfords Autocentres, it is also one of the UK’s leading independent operators in vehicle, servicing, maintenance and repairs.

We are a market-leading business, with unique and differentiated products and services.

Our unique mix of stores, garages, mobile vans and home delivery means we can offer customers unparalleled convenience in the motoring and cycling markets…
…We know that our customers want us to be there for them, when they need us.

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