Galliford Try (LON:GFRD) Shares Cross Above 200-Day Moving Average - Here's Why

Galliford Try Holdings plc (LON:GFRD - Get Free Report) shares passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 365.68 ($4.86) and traded as high as GBX 377.50 ($5.02). Galliford Try shares last traded at GBX 377 ($5.01), with a volume of 143,364 shares changing hands.

Galliford Try Stock Down 0.7 %

The stock has a market cap of £371.89 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.12. The firm's fifty day moving average price is GBX 359.39 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 367.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.30, a current ratio of 0.92 and a quick ratio of 0.89.

Galliford Try (LON:GFRD - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 5th. The company reported GBX 15.70 ($0.21) earnings per share for the quarter. Galliford Try had a return on equity of 32.22% and a net margin of 2.04%. Sell-side analysts forecast that Galliford Try Holdings plc will post 25.1560178 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Galliford Try Company Profile

Galliford Try is one of the UK's leading construction groups, working to improve the UK's built environment, delivering positive, lasting change for the communities we work in on behalf of our clients. Our business operates mainly under the Galliford Try and Morrison Construction brands, focusing on areas where we have core and proven strengths, namely in Building, Highways and Environment.