Franchise Brands (LON:FRAN) Stock Price Down 2.8% - What's Next?

Shares of Franchise Brands plc (LON:FRAN - Get Free Report) traded down 2.8% on Tuesday . The company traded as low as GBX 140 ($1.81) and last traded at GBX 140 ($1.81). 184,682 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 28% from the average session volume of 143,925 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 144 ($1.86).

Franchise Brands Stock Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 1.57, a current ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 42.67. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 146.22 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 156.82. The stock has a market capitalization of £274.46 million, a P/E ratio of 35.65 and a beta of 0.82.

Insider Buying and Selling at Franchise Brands

In other Franchise Brands news, insider Louise George bought 100,000 shares of Franchise Brands stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 10th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 148 ($1.91) per share, for a total transaction of £148,000 ($191,239.18). Also, insider Peter Kear bought 35,000 shares of Franchise Brands stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 30th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 136 ($1.76) per share, with a total value of £47,600 ($61,506.65). Corporate insiders own 39.04% of the company's stock.

About Franchise Brands

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.