Marshalls (LON:MSLH) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results

Marshalls (LON:MSLH) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported GBX 16 ($0.21) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. Marshalls had a net margin of 3.46% and a return on equity of 3.32%.

Marshalls Price Performance

LON:MSLH opened at GBX 235 ($3.05) on Tuesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 250.70 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 298.15. The company has a current ratio of 1.86, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 33.19. The firm has a market cap of £591.14 million, a P/E ratio of 27.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.17 and a beta of 1.26. Marshalls has a 12 month low of GBX 229 ($2.97) and a 12 month high of GBX 366 ($4.75).

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Justin Lockwood purchased 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 21st. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 232 ($3.01) per share, with a total value of £11,600 ($15,066.89). Also, insider Vanda Murray acquired 4,000 shares of Marshalls stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 29th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 248 ($3.22) per share, for a total transaction of £9,920 ($12,884.79). Company insiders own 2.73% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 420 ($5.46) price target on shares of Marshalls in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd.

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.