Currys (LON:CURY) Sets New 12-Month High - Should You Buy?

Currys plc (LON:CURY - Get Free Report) reached a new 52-week high during trading on Monday . The company traded as high as GBX 99.95 ($1.26) and last traded at GBX 99 ($1.25), with a volume of 521854 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 99.25 ($1.25).

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Shore Capital reiterated a "not rated" rating on shares of Currys in a report on Thursday, January 16th.

Currys Stock Up 0.9 %

The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 92.71 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 85.46. The company has a market capitalization of £1.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.47 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a quick ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 45.83.

Currys (LON:CURY - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December 12th. The company reported GBX (0.70) (($0.01)) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Currys had a return on equity of 9.53% and a net margin of 2.38%. On average, equities research analysts expect that Currys plc will post 9.5199569 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Octavia Morley acquired 35,000 shares of Currys stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 28th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 90 ($1.13) per share, with a total value of £31,500 ($39,637.60). Corporate insiders own 10.33% of the company's stock.

Currys Company Profile

Currys plc is a leading omnichannel retailer of technology products and services, operating online and through over 800 stores in 8 countries. We Help Everyone Enjoy Amazing Technology, however they choose to shop with us. In the UK & Ireland we trade as Currys; in the Nordics under the Elkjøp brand and as Kotsovolos in Greece.