Insider Buying: Marshalls (LON:MSLH) Insider Acquires £470,600 in Stock

Marshalls plc (LON:MSLH) insider Justin Lockwood bought 260,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 13th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 181 per share, for a total transaction of £470,600.

Marshalls Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of MSLH stock opened at GBX 178 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of £450.08 million, a PE ratio of 18.94, a PEG ratio of 0.17 and a beta of 1.26. Marshalls plc has a 52-week low of GBX 155 and a 52-week high of GBX 295. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 173.49 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 176.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 33.19, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.86.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on Marshalls from GBX 240 to GBX 195 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 316.25.

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. This is underpinned by business wide enterprise excellence, leadership in ESG governance and standards and its people, organisation, and culture.