Marshalls’ (MSLH) “Buy” Rating Reiterated at Peel Hunt

Marshalls (LON:MSLH)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by equities research analysts at Peel Hunt in a research report issued on Monday,Digital Look reports. They presently have a GBX 250 price target on the stock. Peel Hunt’s target price suggests a potential upside of 39.21% from the company’s previous close.

Separately, Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on Marshalls from GBX 195 to GBX 170 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Marshalls currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 260.

Marshalls Price Performance

Shares of LON:MSLH opened at GBX 179.58 on Monday. The company has a market cap of £454.14 million, a P/E ratio of 32.07, a P/E/G ratio of 0.17 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a quick ratio of 1.34, a current ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 27.74. Marshalls has a 52 week low of GBX 124 and a 52 week high of GBX 209.50. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 147.84 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 149.57.

Marshalls (LON:MSLH) last released its earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The company reported GBX 7.30 EPS for the quarter. Marshalls had a return on equity of 2.17% and a net margin of 2.28%. Equities research analysts forecast that Marshalls will post 18.2342758 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Marshalls

In other news, insider Vanda Murray bought 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 126 per share, with a total value of £12,600. Also, insider Paul Inman bought 3,940 shares of Marshalls stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 13th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 125 per share, for a total transaction of £4,925. Insiders bought a total of 568,762 shares of company stock worth $85,342,894 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Marshalls Company Profile

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.