Franchise Brands (LON:FRAN) Sets New 1-Year Low - What's Next?

Franchise Brands plc (LON:FRAN - Get Free Report)'s stock price reached a new 52-week low during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as GBX 131 ($1.62) and last traded at GBX 131 ($1.62), with a volume of 486088 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 139 ($1.72).

Franchise Brands Stock Performance

The stock's 50 day moving average price is GBX 151.66 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 161.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 42.68, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a current ratio of 1.39. The company has a market capitalization of £269.30 million, a P/E ratio of 3,500.00 and a beta of 0.82.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Peter Kear bought 35,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 30th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 136 ($1.69) per share, for a total transaction of £47,600 ($58,991.20). Insiders own 39.04% of the company's stock.

Franchise Brands Company Profile

Franchise Brands is an international, multi-brand franchisor focused on building market-leading businesses primarily via a franchise model. The Group has a combined network of over 625 franchisees across seven franchise brands in ten countries covering the UK, North America and Europe. Franchise Brands' focus is on B2B van-based reactive and planned services.