Premier Foods plc (LON:PFD) Insider Alex Whitehouse Acquires 1,884 Shares

Premier Foods plc (LON:PFD - Get Free Report) insider Alex Whitehouse bought 1,884 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 4th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 185 ($2.29) per share, with a total value of £3,485.40 ($4,323.24).

Premier Foods Price Performance

PFD stock remained flat at GBX 191.80 ($2.38) during midday trading on Friday. The company had a trading volume of 1,351,549 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,093,979. The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 186.06 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 182.85. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 25.46. Premier Foods plc has a 12-month low of GBX 133.40 ($1.65) and a 12-month high of GBX 198.40 ($2.46). The stock has a market cap of £1.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 1,475.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.08.

Premier Foods (LON:PFD - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 14th. The company reported GBX 5.30 ($0.07) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Premier Foods had a return on equity of 8.23% and a net margin of 9.89%. Equities research analysts forecast that Premier Foods plc will post 13.2607117 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

PFD has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Shore Capital reiterated a "house stock" rating on shares of Premier Foods in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 240 ($2.98) target price on shares of Premier Foods in a report on Thursday, January 23rd.

About Premier Foods

Premier Foods plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and distributes branded and own label food products in the United Kingdom, other European countries, and internationally. The company operates through Grocery, Sweet Treats, and international segments. It offers a portfolio of product categories, including flavorings and seasonings under the Bisto, OXO, Paxo, and Saxa brands; cooking sauces and accompaniments under the Sharwood's, Loyd Grossman, Spice Tailor and Homepride brands; quick meals, snacks, and soups under the Batchelors and Smash brands; ambient desserts under the Ambrosia, Bird's, and Angel Delight brands; and ambient cakes under the Mr Kipling and Cadbury brands.