Dunelm Group plc (LON:DNLM) Receives Consensus Rating of "Hold" from Analysts

Shares of Dunelm Group plc (LON:DNLM - Get Free Report) have received a consensus recommendation of "Hold" from the five ratings firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 1,237 ($15.10).

A number of brokerages have commented on DNLM. Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 1,325 ($16.18) price target on shares of Dunelm Group in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a GBX 1,430 ($17.46) target price on shares of Dunelm Group in a report on Thursday, December 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Dunelm Group from GBX 1,140 ($13.92) to GBX 1,170 ($14.28) and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 24th. Finally, Shore Capital reaffirmed a "not rated" rating on shares of Dunelm Group in a research note on Thursday, October 24th.

Dunelm Group Price Performance

Shares of DNLM stock traded down GBX 18.60 ($0.23) during trading on Monday, hitting GBX 992.50 ($12.12). The company had a trading volume of 442,855 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,462,959. The stock's 50-day moving average is GBX 1,101.34 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 1,156.02. The stock has a market capitalization of £2.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,341.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -10.32 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a quick ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 236.84. Dunelm Group has a 52 week low of GBX 959 ($11.71) and a 52 week high of GBX 1,279 ($15.61).

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Nick Wilkinson sold 28,236 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 1,161 ($14.17), for a total value of £327,819.96 ($400,219.70). Also, insider Karen Witts bought 8,375 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 31st. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,126 ($13.75) per share, for a total transaction of £94,302.50 ($115,129.41). 34.28% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About Dunelm Group

Dunelm is the UK's market leader in homewares with a purpose 'to help create the joy of truly feeling at home, now and for generations to come'. Its specialist customer proposition offers value, quality, choice and style across an extensive range of c.70,000 products, spanning multiple homewares and furniture categories and including services such as Made to Measure window treatments.