Card Factory (LON:CARD) Insider Matthias Seeger Buys 21,500 Shares

Card Factory plc (LON:CARD) insider Matthias Seeger bought 21,500 shares of Card Factory stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 71 per share, for a total transaction of £15,265.

Card Factory Trading Up 1.4%

Shares of LON CARD opened at GBX 71.10 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of GBX 95.89 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 97.50. Card Factory plc has a 1 year low of GBX 69 and a 1 year high of GBX 115.70. The stock has a market cap of £248.27 million, a P/E ratio of 5.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 2.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 39.13, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.20.

Card Factory (LON:CARD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, September 30th. The company reported GBX 2.80 earnings per share for the quarter. Card Factory had a return on equity of 13.00% and a net margin of 7.79%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Card Factory plc will post 15.8347676 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CARD has been the subject of several analyst reports. Peel Hunt reissued a “hold” rating and set a GBX 110 price target on shares of Card Factory in a research report on Tuesday, September 30th. Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 185 price objective on shares of Card Factory in a report on Thursday, October 2nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 148.33.

Card Factory Company Profile

Card Factory plc operates as a specialist retailer of cards, gifts, and celebration essentials in the United Kingdom and internationally. It operates through five segments: Cardfactory Stores, Cardfactory Online, Getting Personal, Partnerships, and Printcraft. The company provides greeting cards, celebration accessories, and gifts through cardfactory stores, cardfactory online retails, and network of third-party retail partners; and personalised cards and gifts through online retailer, as well as manufactures and sells greeting cards and personalised gifts through its stores and online businesses.