B&M European Value Retail S.A. (LON:BME) Receives Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

B&M European Value Retail S.A. (LON:BME - Get Free Report) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the eighteen brokerages that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have issued a hold recommendation and thirteen have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is GBX 516 ($6.40).

A number of analysts have weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley set a 358.00 price objective on shares of B&M European Value Retail and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a report on Monday, November 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a 620.00 price target on shares of B&M European Value Retail and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Barclays set a 570.00 price objective on B&M European Value Retail and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, October 18th. Royal Bank of Canada started coverage on B&M European Value Retail in a report on Monday, November 18th. They issued an "outperform" rating and a 500.00 target price for the company. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on B&M European Value Retail from GBX 349 ($4.33) to GBX 320 ($3.97) and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 13th.

B&M European Value Retail Stock Down 1.5 %

LON:BME traded down GBX 4.80 ($0.06) during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting GBX 314 ($3.89). The stock had a trading volume of 2,962,121 shares, compared to its average volume of 23,519,008. The company has a current ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 0.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 308.86. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 341.71 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 391.24. The company has a market capitalization of £3.14 billion, a PE ratio of 872.22 and a beta of 1.05. B&M European Value Retail has a twelve month low of GBX 299.60 ($3.72) and a twelve month high of GBX 561.80 ($6.97).

B&M European Value Retail (LON:BME - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 14th. The company reported GBX 13.80 ($0.17) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. B&M European Value Retail had a return on equity of 50.48% and a net margin of 6.69%. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that B&M European Value Retail will post 38.4814815 EPS for the current year.

B&M European Value Retail Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 14th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 16th will be given a dividend of GBX 15 ($0.19) per share. This is a boost from B&M European Value Retail's previous dividend of $5.30. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 16th. This represents a yield of 4.75%. B&M European Value Retail's payout ratio is presently 4,166.67%.

Insider Transactions at B&M European Value Retail

In other B&M European Value Retail news, insider Mike Schmidt sold 17,878 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 353 ($4.38), for a total transaction of £63,109.34 ($78,280.00). Also, insider Oliver Tant purchased 12,500 shares of B&M European Value Retail stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 6th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 361 ($4.48) per share, with a total value of £45,125 ($55,972.46). Company insiders own 4.22% of the company's stock.

B&M European Value Retail Company Profile

B&M European Value Retail SA operates general merchandise and grocery stores. The company operates a chain of stores under the B&M, Heron Foods, and B&M Express in the United Kingdom; and stores under the B&M brand in France. It also provides property management services. The company was founded in 1978 and is based in Munsbach, Luxembourg.