Franchise Brands (LON:FRAN) Stock Price Down 1.1% - What's Next?

Franchise Brands plc (LON:FRAN - Get Free Report) shares were down 1.1% on Tuesday . The company traded as low as GBX 135 ($1.75) and last traded at GBX 135 ($1.75). Approximately 451,318 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 214% from the average daily volume of 143,744 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 136.50 ($1.77).

Franchise Brands Stock Performance

The company has a market capitalization of £272.53 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.40 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a current ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 42.67. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 143.21 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 152.95.

Franchise Brands (LON:FRAN - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, March 27th. The company reported GBX 8.59 ($0.11) earnings per share for the quarter. Franchise Brands had a net margin of 6.43% and a return on equity of 3.60%. On average, analysts anticipate that Franchise Brands plc will post 11.3266098 earnings per share for the current year.

Franchise Brands Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, May 8th will be given a dividend of GBX 1.30 ($0.02) per share. This is a positive change from Franchise Brands's previous dividend of $1.10. This represents a dividend yield of 0.95%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 8th. Franchise Brands's dividend payout ratio is currently 50.21%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Peter Kear purchased 35,000 shares of Franchise Brands stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 30th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 136 ($1.76) per share, with a total value of £47,600 ($61,610.15). Also, insider Louise George bought 100,000 shares of Franchise Brands stock in a transaction on Monday, February 10th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 148 ($1.92) per share, with a total value of £148,000 ($191,560.96). 39.04% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.